Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Kenworth W900

1XKWDB9X9VJ751548 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJul 18, 2023
NC
Last seenOct 14, 2025
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWDB9X9VJ751548
Make
Kenworth
Model
W900
Model year
1997
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
751548

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
1997

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 18, 2023 – Oct 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 14, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1DUANE THOMAS ALLEN 3540170NS4628/NC
Apr 15, 2025NCII · Walk-around1DUANE THOMAS ALLEN 3540170NS4628/NC
Apr 7, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0DUANE THOMAS ALLEN 3540170NS4628/NC
Nov 12, 2024NCII · Walk-around3OOSDUANE THOMAS ALLEN 3540170NS4628/NC
Jun 25, 2024NCII · Walk-around0DUANE THOMAS ALLEN 3540170NS4628/NC
Oct 18, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0DUANE THOMAS ALLEN 3540170NS4628/NC
Oct 4, 2023NCII · Walk-around0DUANE THOMAS ALLEN 3540170NS4628/NC
Jul 20, 2023NCII · Walk-around1DUANE THOMAS ALLEN 3540170NS4628/NC
Jul 18, 2023NCIII · Driver-only1DUANE THOMAS ALLEN 3540170NS4628/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DUANE THOMAS ALLEN3540170Jul 18, 2023Oct 14, 20259NC
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.
NS4628NCDUANE THOMAS ALLENJul 18, 2023Oct 14, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026