Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kenworth W9 Series

1XKWP4EX5PR259449 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
W900
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenNov 15, 2023
ND
Last seenMar 10, 2026
MT
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWP4EX5PR259449
Make
Kenworth
Model
W9 Series
Model year
2023
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
WP4EX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
259449

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 · 209 decoded VINs at 91.9% prefix purity.

Model
W9 Series

Prefix basis · 209 decoded VINs at 91.9% prefix purity.

Model line
W900

Sourced label · prefix basis 209 decoded VINs at 91.9% 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.

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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
W9 Series

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

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 15, 2023 – Mar 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 10, 2026MTII · Walk-around1OOSALTON HOT SHOT SERVICE INC 2518742A10039955/MT
Mar 29, 2025NDIII · Driver-only1ALTON HOT SHOT SERVICE INC 25187423F125/ND
Jan 16, 2025NDIII · Driver-only1ALTON HOT SHOT SERVICE INC 25187423F125/ND
Nov 15, 2023NDI · Full7OOSALTON HOT SHOT SERVICE INC 251874240966P/ND
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALTON HOT SHOT SERVICE INC2518742Nov 15, 2023Mar 10, 20264ND
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.
A10039955MTALTON HOT SHOT SERVICE INCMar 10, 2026Mar 10, 20261
3F125NDALTON HOT SHOT SERVICE INCJan 16, 2025Mar 29, 20252
40966PNDALTON HOT SHOT SERVICE INCNov 15, 2023Nov 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 10, 2026