Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Kenworth T8 Series

1XKDD40X3CJ297343 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
T800
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 7
First seenJan 23, 2024
ND
Last seenOct 10, 2025
ND
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
1XKDD40X3CJ297343
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 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
DD40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
297343

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 · 734 decoded VINs at 92.0% prefix purity.

Model
T8 Series

Prefix basis · 734 decoded VINs at 92.0% prefix purity.

Model line
T800

Sourced label · prefix basis 734 decoded VINs at 92.0% 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
T8 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 · Jan 23, 2024 – Oct 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 10, 2025NDIII · Driver-only5OOSS6 TRUCKING LLC 2878994806ELW/ND
Jan 22, 2025NDIII · Driver-only2CS WELDING LLC 3299794806ELW/ND
Dec 26, 2024NDII · Walk-around8OOSS6 TRUCKING LLC 2878994793CES/ND
Aug 7, 2024NDII · Walk-around9OOSS6 TRUCKING LLC 2878994793CES/ND
May 8, 2024NDII · Walk-around1OOSS6 TRUCKING LLC 2878994793CES/ND
Feb 7, 2024NDIII · Driver-only2OOSS6 TRUCKING LLC 2878994793CES/ND
Jan 23, 2024NDIII · Driver-only0S6 TRUCKING LLC 2878994793CES/ND
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
S6 TRUCKING LLC2878994Jan 23, 2024Oct 10, 20256ND
CS WELDING LLC3299794Jan 22, 2025Jan 22, 20251ND
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.
806ELWNDS6 TRUCKING LLCOct 10, 2025Oct 10, 20251
806ELWNDCS WELDING LLCJan 22, 2025Jan 22, 20251
793CESNDS6 TRUCKING LLCJan 23, 2024Dec 26, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026