Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kenworth W9 Series

1XKWD40X0HJ175880 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
W900
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenMar 29, 2024
MI
Last seenDec 27, 2025
IL
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWD40X0HJ175880
Make
Kenworth
Model
W9 Series
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
WD40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
175880

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 · 1,108 decoded VINs at 99.0% prefix purity.

Model
W9 Series

Prefix basis · 1,108 decoded VINs at 99.0% prefix purity.

Model line
W900

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,108 decoded VINs at 99.0% 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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
W9 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 · Mar 29, 2024 – Dec 27, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 27, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1OOSAMERICAN BIG IRON CARRIERS LLC 244960792880Z/WI
Sep 13, 2024NDIII · Driver-only0ADKINS SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC 2025075FX7308/IA
May 30, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0ADKINS SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC 2025075FX7308/WI
May 29, 2024IAIII · Driver-only0ADKINS SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC 2025075FX7308/IA
Apr 25, 2024CAI · Full0ADKINS SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC 2025075FX7308/IA
Mar 29, 2024MIII · Walk-around1ADKINS SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC 2025075FX7308/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICAN BIG IRON CARRIERS LLC2449607Dec 27, 2025Dec 27, 20251WI
ADKINS SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC2025075Mar 29, 2024Sep 13, 20245IA
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.
92880ZWIAMERICAN BIG IRON CARRIERS LLCDec 27, 2025Dec 27, 20251
FX7308IAADKINS SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLCMar 29, 2024Sep 13, 20244
FX7308WIADKINS SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLCMay 30, 2024May 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026