Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kenworth T8 Series

1XKDD40X1JJ188571 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
T800
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenSep 4, 2024
MI
Last seenSep 25, 2025
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
1XKDD40X1JJ188571
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
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
Sep 2, 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
DD40X

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
188571

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 · 734 decoded VINs at 92.0% prefix purity.

Model
T8 Series

Prefix basis · 734 decoded VINs at 92.0% prefix purity.

Model line
T800

Sourced label · prefix basis 734 decoded VINs at 92.0% prefix purity.

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
T8 Series

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

  • 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 4, 2024 – Sep 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 25, 2025MIIII · Driver-only0DANS EXCAVATING SERVICE INC 1520844BE28682/MI
Sep 4, 2024MIII · Walk-around0RED ARROW TRANSPORT INC 520184RC18782/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DANS EXCAVATING SERVICE INC1520844Sep 25, 2025Sep 25, 20251MI
RED ARROW TRANSPORT INC520184Sep 4, 2024Sep 4, 20241MI
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.
BE28682MIDANS EXCAVATING SERVICE INCSep 25, 2025Sep 25, 20251
RC18782MI1RED ARROW TRANSPORT INCSep 4, 2024Sep 4, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 2, 2026