Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Kenworth W900

1XKWDB9X3VJ733370 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenMar 22, 2024
PA
Last seenJul 31, 2026
ND
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWDB9X3VJ733370
Make
Kenworth
Model
W900
Model year
1997
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
733370

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
1997

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 22, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026NDI · Full5MCCLELLAND TRANSPORT LLC 3759200AH72135/PA
Apr 27, 2026OHII · Walk-around0MCCLELLAND TRANSPORT LLC 3759200TEMP/PA
Dec 22, 2025WVIII · Driver-only1CHRYSTAL ROCK TRUCKING LLC 4196295797578/PA
Oct 14, 2025OHI · Full3CHRYSTAL ROCK TRUCKING LLC 4196295AG99105/PA
Apr 28, 2025KYI · Full4CHRYSTAL ROCK TRUCKING LLC 4196295AG99105/PA
May 14, 2024PAI · Full6ROBERT L DAINS 850745AG99105/PA
Mar 22, 2024PAII · Walk-around10ROBERT L DAINS 850745736143/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MCCLELLAND TRANSPORT LLC3759200Apr 27, 2026Jul 31, 20262PA
CHRYSTAL ROCK TRUCKING LLC4196295Apr 28, 2025Dec 22, 20253PA
ROBERT L DAINS850745Mar 22, 2024May 14, 20242PA
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.
AH72135PA1MCCLELLAND TRANSPORT LLCJul 31, 2026Jul 31, 20261
TEMPPAMCCLELLAND TRANSPORT LLCApr 27, 2026Apr 27, 20261
797578PACHRYSTAL ROCK TRUCKING LLCDec 22, 2025Dec 22, 20251
AG99105PACHRYSTAL ROCK TRUCKING LLCApr 28, 2025Oct 14, 20252
AG99105PAROBERT L DAINSMay 14, 2024May 14, 20241
736143PAROBERT L DAINSMar 22, 2024Mar 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026