Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kenworth T880

1XKZDP9X9HJ157542 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenSep 12, 2023
KS
Last seenOct 23, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
1XKZDP9X9HJ157542
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
157542

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 · Sep 12, 2023 – Oct 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 23, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSGAIN N GROUND LLC 399100903028G4/CA
Apr 4, 2024NEIII · Driver-only0TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS LTD 193227196590/NE
Feb 26, 2024NEII · Walk-around4OOSTRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS LTD 193227196590/NE
Sep 12, 2023KSII · Walk-around2TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS LTD 193227196590/NE
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GAIN N GROUND LLC3991009Oct 23, 2025Oct 23, 20251CA
TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS LTD193227Sep 12, 2023Apr 4, 20243NE
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.
03028G4CAGAIN N GROUND LLCOct 23, 2025Oct 23, 20251
196590NETRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS LTDSep 12, 2023Apr 4, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 11, 2026