Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Kenworth W900

1XKWDB9X9WJ768044 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 13
First seenJul 17, 2023
KY
Last seenMar 18, 2026
OH
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWDB9X9WJ768044
Make
Kenworth
Model
W900
Model year
1998
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
768044

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
1998

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 17, 2023 – Mar 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 18, 2026OHII · Walk-around18HOGSTEN TRUCKING INC 546108BA548798/WV
Oct 30, 2025WVII · Walk-around1HOGSTEN TRUCKING INC 546108BA539613/WV
Oct 16, 2025KYII · Walk-around2HOGSTEN TRUCKING INC 546108BA548798/WV
Nov 25, 2024WVII · Walk-around1HOGSTEN TRUCKING INC 546108BA548798/WV
Oct 24, 2024VAI · Full6OOSHOGSTEN TRUCKING INC 546108BA548798/WV
Sep 26, 2024KYIII · Driver-only1HOGSTEN TRUCKING INC 546108BA548798/WV
Jul 22, 2024KYII · Walk-around1HOGSTEN TRUCKING INC 546108BA548798/WV
Jul 17, 2024KYII · Walk-around1HOGSTEN TRUCKING INC 546108BA548798/WV
Mar 18, 2024KYII · Walk-around0HOGSTEN TRUCKING INC 546108BA539613/WV
Feb 26, 2024KYII · Walk-around0HOGSTEN TRUCKING INC 546108BA539613/WV
Dec 20, 2023KYII · Walk-around2OOSHOGSTEN TRUCKING INC 546108BA539613/WV
Oct 30, 2023KYII · Walk-around0HOGSTEN TRUCKING INC 546108BA539613/WV
Jul 17, 2023KYI · Full1HOGSTEN TRUCKING INC 546108BA539613/WV
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOGSTEN TRUCKING INC546108Jul 17, 2023Mar 18, 202613WV
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.
BA548798WVHOGSTEN TRUCKING INCJul 17, 2024Mar 18, 20267
BA539613WVHOGSTEN TRUCKING INCJul 17, 2023Oct 30, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026