Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Kenworth W900

1XKWDB9X7XR794189 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenOct 2, 2023
US
Last seenDec 2, 2025
NE
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
1XKWDB9X7XR794189
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
794189

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 2, 2023 – Dec 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 2, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0DEHNING TRUCKING LLC 3840269PR45406/SD
Jun 11, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0BART CAVANESS 1316957428179/NE
Jun 10, 2024IAIII · Driver-only0T&L TRUCKING LLC 3720779PR45406/SD
Oct 2, 2023USI · Full3OOST&L TRUCKING LLC 3720779PR45406/SD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DEHNING TRUCKING LLC3840269Dec 2, 2025Dec 2, 20251SD
BART CAVANESS1316957Jun 11, 2025Jun 11, 20251NE
T&L TRUCKING LLC3720779Oct 2, 2023Jun 10, 20242SD
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.
PR45406SDDEHNING TRUCKING LLCDec 2, 2025Dec 2, 20251
428179NEBART CAVANESSJun 11, 2025Jun 11, 20251
PR45406SDT&L TRUCKING LLCOct 2, 2023Jun 10, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 10, 2026