Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Kenworth W900

1XKWDB9XXWJ789498 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenDec 28, 2023
MO
Last seenJul 17, 2025
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWDB9XXWJ789498
Make
Kenworth
Model
W900
Model year
1998
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
WDB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
789498

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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
W900

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 28, 2023 – Jul 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2025KYII · Walk-around5OOSMELANIE BURCHAM 2556019V2284HY/TN
Jul 16, 2025MII · Full22OOSMELANIE BURCHAM 2556019V2284HY/TN
Sep 24, 2024LAIII · Driver-only1MELANIE BURCHAM 2556019P2500HY/TN
Sep 18, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0MELANIE BURCHAM 2556019P2500HY/TN
Aug 5, 2024TNII · Walk-around4OOSMELANIE BURCHAM 2556019P2500HY/TN
Jul 2, 2024ARII · Walk-around8OOSMELANIE BURCHAM 2556019P2500HY/TN
Jun 5, 2024OHII · Walk-around4OOSMELANIE BURCHAM 2556019P2500HY/TN
Jan 26, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0MELANIE BURCHAM 2556019P2500HY/TN
Dec 28, 2023MOII · Walk-around2MELANIE BURCHAM 2556019P2500HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MELANIE BURCHAM2556019Dec 28, 2023Jul 17, 20259MS
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.
V2284HYTNMELANIE BURCHAMJul 16, 2025Jul 17, 20252
P2500HYTNMELANIE BURCHAMDec 28, 2023Sep 24, 20247
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026