Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kenworth T680

1XKYDP9X8GJ456952 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenSep 6, 2023
SC
Last seenJul 16, 2026
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
1XKYDP9X8GJ456952
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 24, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
456952

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
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 · Sep 6, 2023 – Jul 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2026MIIII · Driver-only3JAMES HUERTA TINOCO 2841771NS8976/NC
Jun 2, 2026KYI · Full2JAMES HUERTA TINOCO 2841771NS8976/NC
Apr 14, 2026NYII · Walk-around4JAMES HUERTA TINOCO 2841771NS8976/NC
Aug 26, 2025WVII · Walk-around1JAMES HUERTA TINOCO 2841771NS8976/NC
Oct 27, 2023SCII · Walk-around2MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123011203/IN
Oct 3, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123011203/IN
Sep 6, 2023SCII · Walk-around4OOSMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123011203/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JAMES HUERTA TINOCO2841771Aug 26, 2025Jul 16, 20264NC
MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC154712Sep 6, 2023Oct 27, 20233KY
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.
NS8976NC1JAMES HUERTA TINOCOAug 26, 2025Jul 16, 20264
3011203INMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCSep 6, 2023Oct 27, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026