Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Kenworth T6 Series

1XKADB9X86J117496 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenAug 10, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 30, 2024
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKADB9X86J117496
Make
Kenworth
Model
T6 Series
Model year
2006
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
ADB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
117496

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
2006

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 10, 2023 – Jul 30, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSAAA EXPRESS LLC 31498761L34581/TX
May 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSPLDM TRANSPORT LLC 39034201L34581/TX
Aug 10, 2023TXII · Walk-around7PLDM TRANSPORT LLC 39034201L34581/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AAA EXPRESS LLC3149876Jul 30, 2024Jul 30, 20241TX
PLDM TRANSPORT LLC3903420Aug 10, 2023May 9, 20242TX
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.
1L34581TXAAA EXPRESS LLCJul 30, 2024Jul 30, 20241
1L34581TXPLDM TRANSPORT LLCAug 10, 2023May 9, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026