Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Kenworth W9 Series

1XKWDB9X36J149620 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenApr 30, 2024
TX
Last seenMay 26, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWDB9X36J149620
Make
Kenworth
Model
W9 Series
Model year
2006
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
149620

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
2006

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

  • 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 · Apr 30, 2024 – May 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around0J ROMERO TRUCKING LLC 1989934HMM5299/TX
Jul 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSJ ROMERO TRUCKING LLC 1989934HMM5299/TX
Apr 17, 2025TXI · Full1J ROMERO TRUCKING LLC 1989934HMM5299/TX
Mar 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around1J ROMERO TRUCKING LLC 1989934HMM5299/TX
Sep 13, 2024TXI · Full2J ROMERO TRUCKING LLC 1989934HMM5299/TX
May 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around1J ROMERO TRUCKING LLC 1989934HMM5299/TX
Apr 30, 2024TXI · Full1J ROMERO TRUCKING LLC 1989934HMM5299/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J ROMERO TRUCKING LLC1989934Apr 30, 2024May 26, 20267TX
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.
HMM5299TXJ ROMERO TRUCKING LLCApr 30, 2024May 26, 20267
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026