Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kenworth T680

1XKYDP9X4HJ177208 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenOct 18, 2023
NM
Last seenMar 27, 2025
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 17 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
1XKYDP9X4HJ177208
Make
Kenworth
Model
T680
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 11, 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
YDP9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
177208

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 · 26,022 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T680

Prefix basis · 26,022 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
2017

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 · Oct 18, 2023 – Mar 27, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 27, 2025CAII · Walk-around1MER CARGO LLC 3915238AM8737/ID
Oct 5, 2024CAI · Full2ZAK TRANSPORTATION LLC 3589984AM8737/ID
May 10, 2024ORII · Walk-around7OOSRL DESUE TRUCKING LLC 3463134AM8737/ID
Oct 18, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0MER CARGO LLC 3915238AM8737/ID
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MER CARGO LLC3915238Oct 18, 2023Mar 27, 20252ID
ZAK TRANSPORTATION LLC3589984Oct 5, 2024Oct 5, 20241ID
RL DESUE TRUCKING LLC3463134May 10, 2024May 10, 20241ID
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.
AM8737IDMER CARGO LLCOct 18, 2023Mar 27, 20252
AM8737IDZAK TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 5, 2024Oct 5, 20241
AM8737IDRL DESUE TRUCKING LLCMay 10, 2024May 10, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 11, 2026