Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Kenworth W900

1XKWDB9X2TJ671943 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenSep 9, 2024
TX
Last seenMar 24, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1XKWDB9X2TJ671943
Make
Kenworth
Model
W900
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
WDB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
671943

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
1996

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Sep 9, 2024 – Mar 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 24, 2026TXI · Full16OOSB-MAN LOGISTICS LLC 366489789T670N/TX
Dec 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around14B-MAN LOGISTICS LLC 366489748X154W/TX
Nov 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around2B-MAN LOGISTICS LLC 366489791N461N/TX
Feb 26, 2025TXI · Full12OOS98CATS TRANSPORT LLC 3599152R739741/TX
Oct 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around4OOS98CATS TRANSPORT LLC 3599152R739741/TX
Oct 1, 2024TXI · Full798CATS TRANSPORT LLC 3599152R739741/TX
Sep 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around398CATS TRANSPORT LLC 3599152R739741/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
B-MAN LOGISTICS LLC3664897Nov 11, 2025Mar 24, 20263TX
98CATS TRANSPORT LLC3599152Sep 9, 2024Feb 26, 20254TX
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.
89T670NTXB-MAN LOGISTICS LLCMar 24, 2026Mar 24, 20261
48X154WTXB-MAN LOGISTICS LLCDec 24, 2025Dec 24, 20251
91N461NTXB-MAN LOGISTICS LLCNov 11, 2025Nov 11, 20251
R739741TX98CATS TRANSPORT LLCSep 9, 2024Feb 26, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026