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2012 Kenworth T7 Series

1XKFDP9X3CJ296786 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
14 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 8
First seenMar 6, 2025
IN
Last seenMay 13, 2026
SC
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKFDP9X3CJ296786
Make
Kenworth
Model
T7 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
FDP9X

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
296786

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 · 159 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T7 Series

Prefix basis · 159 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
T7 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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 6, 2025 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026SCI · Full15OOS1ST CHOICE FREIGHT LLC 3913442C525EH/GA
May 11, 2026FLII · Walk-around41ST CHOICE FREIGHT LLC 3913442C525EH/GA
Mar 4, 2026OHI · Full11OOS1ST CHOICE FREIGHT LLC 3913442C525EH/GA
Jan 15, 2026TXIII · Driver-only31ST CHOICE FREIGHT LLC 3913442C525EH/GA
Sep 11, 2025OHIII · Driver-only11ST CHOICE FREIGHT LLC 3913442C525EH/GA
Jul 21, 2025SCII · Walk-around4OOS1ST CHOICE FREIGHT LLC 3913442C525EH/GA
Jun 17, 2025SCII · Walk-around10OOS1ST CHOICE FREIGHT LLC 3913442C525EH/GA
Mar 6, 2025INII · Walk-around6OOS1ST CHOICE FREIGHT LLC 3913442C525EH/GA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
1ST CHOICE FREIGHT LLC3913442Mar 6, 2025May 13, 20268GA
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.
C525EHGA1ST CHOICE FREIGHT LLCMar 6, 2025May 13, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026