Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Kenworth T8 Series

1XKDDB9X78J220862 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenDec 20, 2024
AR
Last seenAug 12, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
1XKDDB9X78J220862
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2008
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
DDB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
220862

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2008

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Dec 20, 2024 – Aug 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 12, 2026TNI · Full18OOSL & T CONSTRUCTION INC 677600A536420/MS
Jul 8, 2025ARI · Full0PREWETT ENTERPRISES INC 313121A536430/MS
Mar 27, 2025ARII · Walk-around3OOSPREWETT ENTERPRISES INC 313121A536430/MS
Dec 20, 2024ARIII · Driver-only3L & T CONSTRUCTION INC 677600A536420/MS
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
L & T CONSTRUCTION INC677600Dec 20, 2024Aug 12, 20262MS
PREWETT ENTERPRISES INC313121Mar 27, 2025Jul 8, 20252MS
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.
A536420MS1L & T CONSTRUCTION INCDec 20, 2024Aug 12, 20262
A536430MSPREWETT ENTERPRISES INCMar 27, 2025Jul 8, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026