Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Kenworth T6 Series

1XKAD49X7CJ296962 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
T600
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenAug 21, 2023
MS
Last seenFeb 26, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKAD49X7CJ296962
Make
Kenworth
Model
T6 Series
Model year
2012
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
1XK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
296962

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
KENWORTH

Prefix basis · 5,142 decoded VINs at 90.1% prefix purity.

Model
T6 Series

Prefix basis · 5,142 decoded VINs at 90.1% prefix purity.

Model line
T600

Sourced label · prefix basis 5,142 decoded VINs at 90.1% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T6 Series

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 21, 2023 – Feb 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around3EZEQUIEL PALAFOX JR 40802961M89621/TX
Mar 11, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1EGB TRANSPORT LLC 3127010R607511/TX
Oct 21, 2024ARIII · Driver-only2OOSEGB TRANSPORT LLC 3127010R607511/TX
Feb 27, 2024MOII · Walk-around1EGB TRANSPORT LLC 3127010R607511/TX
Dec 12, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0EGB TRANSPORT LLC 3127010R607511/TX
Sep 15, 2023TXII · Walk-around1EGB TRANSPORT LLC 3127010R607511/TX
Aug 21, 2023MSI · Full2EGB TRANSPORT LLC 3127010R607511/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EZEQUIEL PALAFOX JR4080296Feb 26, 2026Feb 26, 20261TX
EGB TRANSPORT LLC3127010Aug 21, 2023Mar 11, 20256TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
1M89621TXEZEQUIEL PALAFOX JRFeb 26, 2026Feb 26, 20261
R607511TXEGB TRANSPORT LLCAug 21, 2023Mar 11, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026