Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Kenworth W900

1XKWDB9X7TJ944097 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJul 26, 2024
KS
Last seenJul 10, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
1XKWDB9X7TJ944097
Make
Kenworth
Model
W900
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 16, 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
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
944097

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
1996

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 · Jul 26, 2024 – Jul 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around7OOSK & S TRANSPORT LLC 3437849484PZB/KS
Dec 23, 2025KSII · Walk-around0G&O RAMOS TRUCKING LLC 652236AER665/KS
Jul 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSG&O RAMOS TRUCKING LLC 652236NONE/KS
Jul 26, 2024KSI · Full1CLIFF BROWNING TRUCKING LLC 1257244R713931/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
K & S TRANSPORT LLC3437849Jul 10, 2026Jul 10, 20261KS
G&O RAMOS TRUCKING LLC652236Jul 17, 2025Dec 23, 20252KS
CLIFF BROWNING TRUCKING LLC1257244Jul 26, 2024Jul 26, 20241TX
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.
484PZBKS1K & S TRANSPORT LLCJul 10, 2026Jul 10, 20261
AER665KSG&O RAMOS TRUCKING LLCDec 23, 2025Dec 23, 20251
NONEKSG&O RAMOS TRUCKING LLCJul 17, 2025Jul 17, 20251
R713931TXCLIFF BROWNING TRUCKING LLCJul 26, 2024Jul 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026