Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Kenworth T6 Series

1XKADB9X47R188116 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenMay 11, 2025
TX
Last seenMar 3, 2026
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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
1XKADB9X47R188116
Make
Kenworth
Model
T6 Series
Model year
2007
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 10, 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
ADB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
188116

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2007

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 11, 2025 – Mar 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 3, 2026COIII · Driver-only1BLACK ARROW TRANSPORT LLC 4502461R815510/TX
Jul 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around10OOSJACOB BERG PENNER 3198128DV9080B/MX
Jun 18, 2025USIII · Driver-only1OOSJACOB BERG PENNER 3198128DV9080B/CI
May 11, 2025TXIII · Driver-only8OOSJACOB BERG PENNER 3198128DV9080B/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLACK ARROW TRANSPORT LLC4502461Mar 3, 2026Mar 3, 20261TX
JACOB BERG PENNER3198128May 11, 2025Jul 2, 20253CI
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.
R815510TXBLACK ARROW TRANSPORT LLCMar 3, 2026Mar 3, 20261
DV9080BMXJACOB BERG PENNERMay 11, 2025Jul 2, 20252
DV9080BCIJACOB BERG PENNERJun 18, 2025Jun 18, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 10, 2026