Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Kenworth W900

1XKWD69X5YJ843221 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenOct 2, 2023
NC
Last seenMay 8, 2025
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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
1XKWD69X5YJ843221
Make
Kenworth
Model
W900
Model year
2000
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
WD69X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
843221

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 · 388 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
W900

Prefix basis · 388 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2000

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
W900

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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 2, 2023 – May 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 8, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0MICHAEL LEE STEELE JR 3525741P1153209/IL
Feb 29, 2024KYII · Walk-around0BISON TRANSPORT INC 833995AG94648/PA
Oct 2, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0M J DANIELS LLC 1435662AG94648/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MICHAEL LEE STEELE JR3525741May 8, 2025May 8, 20251IL
BISON TRANSPORT INC833995Feb 29, 2024Feb 29, 20241PA
M J DANIELS LLC1435662Oct 2, 2023Oct 2, 20231PA
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.
P1153209ILMICHAEL LEE STEELE JRMay 8, 2025May 8, 20251
AG94648PABISON TRANSPORT INCFeb 29, 2024Feb 29, 20241
AG94648PAM J DANIELS LLCOct 2, 2023Oct 2, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026