Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1986 Kenworth T600

1XKADP9X9GJ983500 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
T600
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenSep 22, 2023
KY
Last seenMar 24, 2025
MT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1XKADP9X9GJ983500
Make
Kenworth
Model
T600
Model year
1986
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
ADP9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
983500

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 · 1,080 decoded VINs at 93.3% prefix purity.

Model
T6 Series

Prefix basis · 1,080 decoded VINs at 93.3% prefix purity.

Model line
T600

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,080 decoded VINs at 93.3% 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
1986

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 22, 2023 – Mar 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 24, 2025MTIII · Driver-only2CAVEMAN TRANSPORT LTD 5514420BW591/AB
Jan 28, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0CAVEMAN TRANSPORT LTD 5514420BW591/AB
Sep 22, 2023KYIII · Driver-only1STINGRAY EXPRESS INC 814091A46256/AB
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CAVEMAN TRANSPORT LTD551442Jan 28, 2025Mar 24, 20252AB
STINGRAY EXPRESS INC814091Sep 22, 2023Sep 22, 20231AB
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
0BW591ABCAVEMAN TRANSPORT LTDJan 28, 2025Mar 24, 20252
A46256ABSTINGRAY EXPRESS INCSep 22, 2023Sep 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026