Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kenworth W9 Series

1XKWD49X5PR257770 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
W900
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 8, 2024
OH
Last seenMay 14, 2026
NY
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
1XKWD49X5PR257770
Make
Kenworth
Model
W9 Series
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
WD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
257770

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 · 5,845 decoded VINs at 94.7% prefix purity.

Model
W9 Series

Prefix basis · 5,845 decoded VINs at 94.7% prefix purity.

Model line
W900

Sourced label · prefix basis 5,845 decoded VINs at 94.7% 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
2023

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 8, 2024 – May 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2026NYIII · Driver-only1DIRKSEN LIVESTOCK LLC 2194009MX8214/IA
Jun 16, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1THOMAS COLWELL 3711454P1173564/IL
Dec 16, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0THOMAS COLWELL 3711454P1173564/IL
Dec 3, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0THOMAS COLWELL 3711454P1173564/IL
Aug 8, 2024OHI · Full0THOMAS COLWELL 3711454P1173564/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DIRKSEN LIVESTOCK LLC2194009May 14, 2026May 14, 20261IA
THOMAS COLWELL3711454Aug 8, 2024Jun 16, 20254IL
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.
MX8214IADIRKSEN LIVESTOCK LLCMay 14, 2026May 14, 20261
P1173564ILTHOMAS COLWELLAug 8, 2024Jun 16, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026