Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kenworth W9 Series

1XKWD49X8MR432640 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
W900
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJan 19, 2024
CA
Last seenJun 16, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
1XKWD49X8MR432640
Make
Kenworth
Model
W9 Series
Model year
2021
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
432640

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
2021

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 · Jan 19, 2024 – Jun 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 16, 2025CAII · Walk-around0G & W TRUCKING INC 424696486899A/NV
Oct 18, 2024CAI · Full0L&S TRUCKING LLC 326459185945A/NV
May 13, 2024CAI · Full0L&S TRUCKING LLC 3264591YP63157/CA
Mar 4, 2024TXII · Walk-around0L&S TRUCKING LLC 3264591YP63157/CA
Jan 29, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0L&S TRUCKING LLC 3264591YP63157/CA
Jan 19, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1L&S TRUCKING LLC 3264591YP63157/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
G & W TRUCKING INC4246964Jun 16, 2025Jun 16, 20251NV
L&S TRUCKING LLC3264591Jan 19, 2024Oct 18, 20245NV
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.
86899ANV1G & W TRUCKING INCJun 16, 2025Jun 16, 20251
85945ANVL&S TRUCKING LLCOct 18, 2024Oct 18, 20241
YP63157CAL&S TRUCKING LLCJan 19, 2024May 13, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026