Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Kenworth W900

1XKWDB9X7XJ818683 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenJul 31, 2023
SC
Last seenJul 23, 2026
OH
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWDB9X7XJ818683
Make
Kenworth
Model
W900
Model year
1999
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 10, 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
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
818683

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
1999

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 · Jul 31, 2023 – Jul 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2026OHII · Walk-around3OOSRITTER TRUCKING INC 1882155VV2481/NC
Jul 15, 2026WVII · Walk-around1OOSRITTER TRUCKING INC 1882155VV2481/NC
Jun 3, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0RITTER TRUCKING INC 1882155VV2481/NC
Dec 12, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0RITTER TRUCKING INC 1882155VV2481/NC
Mar 28, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0RITTER TRUCKING INC 1882155VV2481/NC
Jul 31, 2023SCI · Full11OOSRITTER TRUCKING INC 1882155NM7977/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RITTER TRUCKING INC1882155Jul 31, 2023Jul 23, 20266NC
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.
VV2481NC1RITTER TRUCKING INCMar 28, 2024Jul 23, 20265
NM7977NCRITTER TRUCKING INCJul 31, 2023Jul 31, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 10, 2026