Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Kenworth T6 Series

1XKAD49XXCJ297443 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
T600
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections55
all-time
OOS inspections14
of 55
First seenJul 26, 2023
LA
Last seenAug 7, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
1XKAD49XXCJ297443
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 14, 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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
AD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
297443

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

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
T6 Series

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

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model line
T600

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

Source · model-line evidence ↗
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.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed model
T6 Series

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / 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 · Jul 26, 2023 – Aug 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 7, 2026TXI · Full3—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Aug 1, 2026TXII · Walk-around3—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Jul 29, 2026TXI · Full4—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Jul 23, 2026TXI · Full2—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Jul 6, 2026USI · Full4—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Jun 18, 2026USI · Full6—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Jun 18, 2026TXI · Full9—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Jun 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around3—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/TA
Jun 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around5—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
May 27, 2026USII · Walk-around3—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
May 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around2—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Apr 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around2—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Apr 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around2—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/TA
Apr 15, 2026USI · Full12—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Mar 25, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Mar 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around2—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Mar 5, 2026TXI · Full1—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Mar 2, 2026USI · Full6—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Jan 29, 2026USI · Full8OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Jan 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around5—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Jan 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Jan 13, 2026USI · Full7—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Jan 8, 2026TXI · Full3—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Dec 18, 2025USI · Full6—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Dec 1, 2025USI · Full12OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Nov 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Nov 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around2—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Oct 30, 2025USI · Full11OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Oct 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around2—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Aug 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around2—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/TA
Jul 10, 2025USI · Full5—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Jun 25, 2025USI · Full7—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Jun 12, 2025USI · Full8OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
May 20, 2025USI · Full8—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
May 14, 2025USI · Full3OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
May 8, 2025USI · Full5—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Apr 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around5—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Apr 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around1—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Apr 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around2—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Mar 28, 2025USI · Full6—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Mar 25, 2025USI · Full4—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Mar 13, 2025TXI · Full6OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Feb 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around0—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Jan 3, 2025USI · Full3—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Dec 19, 2024USI · Full0—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Nov 6, 2024USI · Full1—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Sep 16, 2024TXII · Walk-around4—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Jul 24, 2024TXII · Walk-around5—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Jul 3, 2024TXI · Full5OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Apr 1, 2024TXI · Full12OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Mar 9, 2024TXI · Full10OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Feb 23, 2024USI · Full4—AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/TA
Feb 22, 2024TXI · Full13OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV 400263176EP3E/MX
Aug 1, 2023TXII · Walk-around1OOSGULF ROYAL LLC 2311146R557858/TX
Jul 26, 2023LAIII · Driver-only3—GULF ROYAL LLC 2311146R557858/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CV4002631Feb 22, 2024Aug 7, 202653MX
GULF ROYAL LLC2311146Jul 26, 2023Aug 1, 20232TX
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.
76EP3EMX1AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CVFeb 22, 2024 → Aug 7, 202649
76EP3ETA1AUTOTRANSPORTES CAREL S DE R L DE CVFeb 23, 2024 → Jun 15, 20264
R557858TX—GULF ROYAL LLCJul 26, 2023 → Aug 1, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026