Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1981 Kenworth W900

1XKWDB9X7BJ279538 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJun 16, 2023
AL
Last seenJul 15, 2026
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
1XKWDB9X7BJ279538
Make
Kenworth
Model
W900
Model year
1981
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
279538

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
1981

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 · Jun 16, 2023 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026ALI · Full0TK TRUCKIN LLC 402019432A0DP5/AL
Nov 13, 2025ALIII · Driver-only1TK TRUCKIN LLC 402019432A0DP5/AL
Nov 11, 2024ALII · Walk-around2TK TRUCKIN LLC 402019432A0DP5/AL
Nov 4, 2024ALI · Full0TK TRUCKIN LLC 402019432A0DP5/AL
Oct 30, 2024ALII · Walk-around5OOSTK TRUCKIN LLC 402019432A0DBH/AL
Oct 22, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0TK TRUCKIN LLC 402019432A0DBH/AL
Aug 16, 2024ALIII · Driver-only1TK TRUCKIN LLC 402019432A0DBH/AL
Mar 18, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0TK TRUCKIN LLC 402019425AAY9M/AL
Jun 16, 2023ALII · Walk-around5W CATES LOGGING INC 153694925AAY9M/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TK TRUCKIN LLC4020194Mar 18, 2024Jul 15, 20268AL
W CATES LOGGING INC1536949Jun 16, 2023Jun 16, 20231AL
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.
32A0DP5AL1TK TRUCKIN LLCNov 4, 2024Jul 15, 20264
32A0DBHALTK TRUCKIN LLCAug 16, 2024Oct 30, 20243
25AAY9MALTK TRUCKIN LLCMar 18, 2024Mar 18, 20241
25AAY9MALW CATES LOGGING INCJun 16, 2023Jun 16, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026