Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kenworth W9 Series

1XKWD49X9GR121898 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
W900
Carriers run under4
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 5
First seenApr 3, 2024
AR
Last seenMay 25, 2026
LA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 25 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
1XKWD49X9GR121898
Make
Kenworth
Model
W9 Series
Model year
2016
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
121898

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
2016

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 · Apr 3, 2024 – May 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 25, 2026LAIII · Driver-only3OOSCANNON EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC 4477258VIN1898/IL
Apr 4, 2025IAII · Walk-around3FMF TRANSPORTATION LLC 33251713752267/IN
Sep 10, 2024WAII · Walk-around5OOSNHH HEAVY HAUL LLC 23839313643926/IN
Jun 20, 2024UTI · Full11OOSBAKER&SONS HEAVY HAUL LLC 4112638TEMP/MN
Apr 3, 2024ARII · Walk-around3OOSBAKER&SONS HEAVY HAUL LLC 4112638NO PLATE/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CANNON EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC4477258May 25, 2026May 25, 20261MN
FMF TRANSPORTATION LLC3325171Apr 4, 2025Apr 4, 20251IN
NHH HEAVY HAUL LLC2383931Sep 10, 2024Sep 10, 20241IN
BAKER&SONS HEAVY HAUL LLC4112638Apr 3, 2024Jun 20, 20242MN
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.
VIN1898ILCANNON EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLCMay 25, 2026May 25, 20261
3752267INFMF TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 4, 2025Apr 4, 20251
3643926INNHH HEAVY HAUL LLCSep 10, 2024Sep 10, 20241
TEMPMNBAKER&SONS HEAVY HAUL LLCJun 20, 2024Jun 20, 20241
NO PLATEMNBAKER&SONS HEAVY HAUL LLCApr 3, 2024Apr 3, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026