Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Kenworth T6 Series

1XKADB9X17J167898 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
13 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenAug 26, 2025
MN
Last seenSep 2, 2026
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 13 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
1XKADB9X17J167898
Make
Kenworth
Model
T6 Series
Model year
2007
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Sep 1, 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
ADB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
167898

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
2007

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T6 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 · Aug 26, 2025 – Sep 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 2, 2026KYI · Full1DR TROPICAL TRUCKING INC 3643023XE334Y/FL
Jan 14, 2026FLIII · Driver-only2NORTHRIDGE EXPRESS INC 627180XE334Y/FL
Aug 26, 2025MNI · Full2OOSJ & R SCHUGEL TRUCKING INC 116455PZB3386/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DR TROPICAL TRUCKING INC3643023Sep 2, 2026Sep 2, 20261FL
NORTHRIDGE EXPRESS INC627180Jan 14, 2026Jan 14, 20261MN
J & R SCHUGEL TRUCKING INC116455Aug 26, 2025Aug 26, 20251MN
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.
XE334YFL1DR TROPICAL TRUCKING INCSep 2, 2026Sep 2, 20261
XE334YFLNORTHRIDGE EXPRESS INCJan 14, 2026Jan 14, 20261
PZB3386MNJ & R SCHUGEL TRUCKING INCAug 26, 2025Aug 26, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 1, 2026