Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Kenworth T800

1NKDXBEX7VJ746475 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenSep 14, 2023
WV
Last seenAug 6, 2026
WV
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKDXBEX7VJ746475
Make
Kenworth
Model
T800
Model year
1997
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
1NK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DXBEX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
746475

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
1997

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T800

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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 · Sep 14, 2023 – Aug 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 6, 2026WVII · Walk-around1JEFF HOWARD LLC 3745313A87169/KY
Apr 24, 2026KYII · Walk-around2JEFF HOWARD LLC 3745313A87169/KY
Jan 6, 2026WVII · Walk-around0JEFF HOWARD LLC 3745313A87169/KY
Nov 25, 2025WVII · Walk-around1JEFF HOWARD LLC 3745313A87169/KY
Apr 1, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0JEFF HOWARD LLC 3745313A87169/KY
Mar 10, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0JEFF HOWARD LLC 3745313A87169/KY
Dec 18, 2024KYIII · Driver-only0JEFF HOWARD LLC 3745313A87169/KY
Nov 21, 2024KYII · Walk-around0JEFF HOWARD LLC 3745313A87169/KY
Apr 9, 2024WVII · Walk-around0JEFF HOWARD LLC 3745313A87169/KY
Sep 14, 2023WVII · Walk-around1JEFF HOWARD LLC 3745313A87169/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JEFF HOWARD LLC3745313Sep 14, 2023Aug 6, 202610KY
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.
A87169KY1JEFF HOWARD LLCSep 14, 2023Aug 6, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026