Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kenworth W9 Series

1XKWD40X4JR215496 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
W900
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenAug 13, 2024
MI
Last seenApr 30, 2026
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
1XKWD40X4JR215496
Make
Kenworth
Model
W9 Series
Model year
2018
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
WD40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
215496

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
2018

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 · Aug 13, 2024 – Apr 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 30, 2026MIII · Walk-around1J & A MESSING FARMS LLC 3760278RC58357/MI
Apr 24, 2026MIII · Walk-around1J & A MESSING FARMS LLC 3760278RC58357/MI
Apr 16, 2026MIII · Walk-around1J & A MESSING FARMS LLC 3760278RC58357/MI
Aug 13, 2024MIII · Walk-around10MESSING TRUCKING LLC 2629926BD71072/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J & A MESSING FARMS LLC3760278Apr 16, 2026Apr 30, 20263MI
MESSING TRUCKING LLC2629926Aug 13, 2024Aug 13, 20241MI
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.
RC58357MIJ & A MESSING FARMS LLCApr 16, 2026Apr 30, 20263
BD71072MIMESSING TRUCKING LLCAug 13, 2024Aug 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 10, 2026