Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kenworth T680

1XKYD49X1JJ179356 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenSep 26, 2023
OR
Last seenJan 13, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
1XKYD49X1JJ179356
Make
Kenworth
Model
T680
Model year
2018
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
YD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
179356

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 · 43,483 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T680

Prefix basis · 43,483 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
2018

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 · Sep 26, 2023 – Jan 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 13, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION EXPRESS INC 2022088ZP43400/CA
Apr 9, 2025USI · Full2ROYALTY TRANS LLC 3733703YP82698/CA
Apr 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSROYALTY TRANS LLC 3733703YP82698/CA
Jul 2, 2024CAI · Full0ROYALTY TRANS LLC 3733703YP82698/CA
Apr 11, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0ROYALTY TRANS LLC 3733703YP82698/CA
Apr 1, 2024CAII · Walk-around5ROYALTY TRANS LLC 3733703YP82698/CA
Jan 5, 2024CAI · Full0ROYALTY TRANS LLC 3733703YP82698/CA
Oct 4, 2023CAI · Full0ROYALTY TRANS LLC 3733703YP82698/CA
Sep 26, 2023ORIII · Driver-only0ROYALTY TRANS LLC 3733703YP82698/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION EXPRESS INC2022088Jan 13, 2026Jan 13, 20261CA
ROYALTY TRANS LLC3733703Sep 26, 2023Apr 9, 20258CA
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.
ZP43400CANATIONAL TRANSPORTATION EXPRESS INCJan 13, 2026Jan 13, 20261
YP82698CAROYALTY TRANS LLCSep 26, 2023Apr 9, 20258
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026