Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Kenworth T600

1XKAD49X83J896194 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
T600
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections8
of 10
First seenOct 19, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 14, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKAD49X83J896194
Make
Kenworth
Model
T600
Model year
2003
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
896194

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
2003

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T600

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 19, 2023 – May 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around83HL TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC 368936260S739N/TX
May 4, 2026TXIII · Driver-only3OOS3HL TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC 368936204ES1L/MX
Feb 25, 2026TXII · Walk-around8OOS3HL TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC 368936283R612N/TX
Aug 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOS3HL TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC 368936251M299N/TX
Nov 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around12OOS3HL TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC 368936204ES1L/MX
Aug 11, 2024USI · Full11OOSL & J EQUIPMENT 36936204ES1L/MX
Jun 25, 2024TXII · Walk-around13OOS3HL TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC 368936294M625M/TX
Jun 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around10OOS3HL TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC 368936210M619M/TX
Dec 6, 2023TXII · Walk-around23HL TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC 368936204ES1L/MX
Oct 19, 2023TXII · Walk-around9OOS3HL TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC 368936243M315M/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
3HL TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC3689362Oct 19, 2023May 14, 20269TX
L & J EQUIPMENT369362Aug 11, 2024Aug 11, 20241PA
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.
60S739NTX3HL TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLCMay 14, 2026May 14, 20261
04ES1LMX3HL TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLCDec 6, 2023May 4, 20263
83R612NTX3HL TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLCFeb 25, 2026Feb 25, 20261
51M299NTX3HL TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLCAug 16, 2025Aug 16, 20251
04ES1LMXL & J EQUIPMENTAug 11, 2024Aug 11, 20241
94M625MTX3HL TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLCJun 25, 2024Jun 25, 20241
10M619MTX3HL TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLCJun 20, 2024Jun 20, 20241
43M315MTX3HL TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLCOct 19, 2023Oct 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026