Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Kenworth W900

1XKWDB9X6VJ749353 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenOct 15, 2023
IN
Last seenDec 17, 2025
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWDB9X6VJ749353
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
749353

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 15, 2023 – Dec 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 17, 2025KYI · Full0NEWTON CARRIERS LLC 3331686NK9641/NC
Sep 15, 2025SDII · Walk-around0NEWTON CARRIERS LLC 3331686NK9641/ND
Feb 10, 2025SCIII · Driver-only2NEWTON CARRIERS LLC 3331686NK9641/NC
Jan 13, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0NEWTON CARRIERS LLC 3331686NK9641/NC
Oct 9, 2024KYII · Walk-around0NEWTON CARRIERS LLC 3331686NK9641/NC
Oct 15, 2023INIII · Driver-only1NEWTON CARRIERS LLC 3331686NK9641/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NEWTON CARRIERS LLC3331686Oct 15, 2023Dec 17, 20256NC
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.
NK9641NCNEWTON CARRIERS LLCOct 15, 2023Dec 17, 20255
NK9641NDNEWTON CARRIERS LLCSep 15, 2025Sep 15, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026