Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1987 Kenworth T600

1XKAP40X1HJ167899 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
T600
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 6, 2023
IA
Last seenNov 19, 2025
SD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
1XKAP40X1HJ167899
Make
Kenworth
Model
T600
Model year
1987
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 10, 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
AP40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
167899

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 · 20 decoded VINs at 90.0% prefix purity.

Model
T6 Series

Prefix basis · 20 decoded VINs at 90.0% prefix purity.

Model line
T600

Sourced label · prefix basis 20 decoded VINs at 90.0% 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
1987

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T600

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 · Jul 6, 2023 – Nov 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 19, 2025SDII · Walk-around2OOSARROWHEAD EXPRESS LLC 4157370FZ3289/IA
Jul 17, 2024NEIII · Driver-only3ARROWHEAD EXPRESS LLC 4157370FX6445/IA
Oct 25, 2023IAIII · Driver-only1MITCHELL EXPRESS INC 1132654FV6259/IA
Jul 6, 2023IAIII · Driver-only2MITCHELL EXPRESS INC 1132654FS1756/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARROWHEAD EXPRESS LLC4157370Jul 17, 2024Nov 19, 20252IA
MITCHELL EXPRESS INC1132654Jul 6, 2023Oct 25, 20232IA
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.
FZ3289IAARROWHEAD EXPRESS LLCNov 19, 2025Nov 19, 20251
FX6445IAARROWHEAD EXPRESS LLCJul 17, 2024Jul 17, 20241
FV6259IAMITCHELL EXPRESS INCOct 25, 2023Oct 25, 20231
FS1756IAMITCHELL EXPRESS INCJul 6, 2023Jul 6, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 10, 2026