Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Kenworth W900

1XKWDB9X81J877961 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenJul 31, 2023
TX
Last seenOct 8, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
1XKWDB9X81J877961
Make
Kenworth
Model
W900
Model year
2001
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
877961

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
2001

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 31, 2023 – Oct 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 8, 2025TXI · Full18OOSKURAMA TRANSPORT LLC 41760571M08278/TX
Jan 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSB & J EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC 41617351M08278/TX
Sep 13, 2023TXII · Walk-around4OOSCARLOS RAMIREZ III 27936781M08278/TX
Jul 31, 2023TXII · Walk-around4CARLOS RAMIREZ III 27936781M08278/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KURAMA TRANSPORT LLC4176057Oct 8, 2025Oct 8, 20251TX
B & J EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC4161735Jan 9, 2024Jan 9, 20241TX
CARLOS RAMIREZ III2793678Jul 31, 2023Sep 13, 20232TX
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.
1M08278TXKURAMA TRANSPORT LLCOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 20251
1M08278TXB & J EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLCJan 9, 2024Jan 9, 20241
1M08278TXCARLOS RAMIREZ IIIJul 31, 2023Sep 13, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 10, 2026