Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Kenworth W900

1XKWDB9X42R891021 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenAug 2, 2023
NM
Last seenSep 9, 2025
NE
Inspected under 2 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWDB9X42R891021
Make
Kenworth
Model
W900
Model year
2002
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
WDB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
891021

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
2002

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 · Aug 2, 2023 – Sep 9, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 9, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0J & A CARRIER LLC 3776727TEMP/CO
Jan 14, 2025NMII · Walk-around1ABW FREIGHT LLC 2173608R552871/TX
Jan 17, 2024NMI · Full4OOSABW FREIGHT LLC 2173608R552871/TX
Oct 10, 2023AZII · Walk-around8ABW FREIGHT LLC 2173608R552871/TX
Aug 2, 2023NMII · Walk-around1OOSABW FREIGHT LLC 2173608EC19138/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J & A CARRIER LLC3776727Sep 9, 2025Sep 9, 20251CO
ABW FREIGHT LLC2173608Aug 2, 2023Jan 14, 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.
TEMPCOJ & A CARRIER LLCSep 9, 2025Sep 9, 20251
R552871TXABW FREIGHT LLCOct 10, 2023Jan 14, 20253
EC19138MXABW FREIGHT LLCAug 2, 2023Aug 2, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026