Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kenworth T680

1XKYA49X1GJ129560 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenDec 17, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 13, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKYA49X1GJ129560
Make
Kenworth
Model
T680
Model year
2016
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
YA49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
129560

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 · 49 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T680

Prefix basis · 49 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T680

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

  • 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 · Dec 17, 2023 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026CAI · Full0TRASO LLC 3401653ZP52814/CA
Jan 2, 2026CAI · Full2TRASO LLC 3401653ZP52814/CA
Dec 27, 2025CAII · Walk-around1TRASO LLC 3401653ZP52814/CA
May 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around0TRASO LLC 3401653ZP52814/CA
Dec 6, 2024CAII · Walk-around2CASTOR TRANSPORT LLC 1044046WP73265/CA
Nov 22, 2024WYII · Walk-around5OOSCASTOR TRANSPORT LLC 1044046WP73265/CA
Sep 13, 2024NMI · Full2CASTOR TRANSPORT LLC 1044046WP73265/CA
Jul 8, 2024COIII · Driver-only7CASTOR TRANSPORT LLC 1044046WP73265/CA
Dec 17, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0CASTOR TRANSPORT LLC 1044046WP73265/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRASO LLC3401653May 20, 2025May 13, 20264CA
CASTOR TRANSPORT LLC1044046Dec 17, 2023Dec 6, 20245CA
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.
ZP52814CATRASO LLCMay 20, 2025May 13, 20264
WP73265CACASTOR TRANSPORT LLCDec 17, 2023Dec 6, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026