Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2021 Kenworth W9 Series

1XKWP49X3MR455279 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
W900
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenSep 12, 2023
KS
Last seenAug 12, 2025
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWP49X3MR455279
Make
Kenworth
Model
W9 Series
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Sep 3, 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
WP49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
455279

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.

Make
KENWORTH

Prefix basis · 105 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
W9 Series

Prefix basis · 105 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
W900

Sourced label · prefix basis 105 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 12, 2023 – Aug 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 12, 2025IAIII · Driver-only2OOSB & R EXCAVATING LLC 1087882FY2277/IA
Sep 12, 2023KSII · Walk-around2—LANCE A CLARK 1341953DF1086/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
B & R EXCAVATING LLC1087882Aug 12, 2025Aug 12, 20251IA
LANCE A CLARK1341953Sep 12, 2023Sep 12, 20231IA
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.
FY2277IA—B & R EXCAVATING LLCAug 12, 2025 → Aug 12, 20251
DF1086IA—LANCE A CLARKSep 12, 2023 → Sep 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 3, 2026