Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kenworth T880

1XKZDP9X8HJ169942 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJun 15, 2023
WI
Last seenSep 12, 2025
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
1XKZDP9X8HJ169942
Make
Kenworth
Model
T880
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
ZDP9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
169942

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 · 2,558 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T880

Prefix basis · 2,558 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
T880

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 · Jun 15, 2023 – Sep 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 12, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0HIGHTOWER COMMUNICATIONS INC 1816770NV5357/NC
Apr 14, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0HIGHTOWER COMMUNICATIONS INC 1816770NV5357/NC
Sep 13, 2023WIIII · Driver-only1MILPORT ENTERPRISES INC 9985660103Z/WI
Jun 15, 2023WIII · Walk-around3MILPORT ENTERPRISES INC 9985660103Z/WI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HIGHTOWER COMMUNICATIONS INC1816770Apr 14, 2025Sep 12, 20252NC
MILPORT ENTERPRISES INC99856Jun 15, 2023Sep 13, 20232WI
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
NV5357NCHIGHTOWER COMMUNICATIONS INCApr 14, 2025Sep 12, 20252
60103ZWIMILPORT ENTERPRISES INCJun 15, 2023Sep 13, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 11, 2026