Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kenworth W9 Series

1XKWP4TX8JJ197151 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
W900
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenSep 5, 2023
NC
Last seenApr 27, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
1XKWP4TX8JJ197151
Make
Kenworth
Model
W9 Series
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
WP4TX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
197151

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 · 277 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
W9 Series

Prefix basis · 277 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
W900

Sourced label · prefix basis 277 decoded VINs at 100.0% 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
W9 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

  • 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 5, 2023 – Apr 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 27, 2026NCII · Walk-around0HIGHTOWER COMMUNICATIONS INC 1816770VV4110/NC
Dec 10, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0HIGHTOWER COMMUNICATIONS INC 1816770VV4110/NC
Dec 10, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0SOUTH CREEK CONSTRUCTION INC 2476167VV4110/NC
Jul 23, 2025NCII · Walk-around1HIGHTOWER COMMUNICATIONS INC 1816770VV4110/NC
Sep 16, 2024NCII · Walk-around0HIGHTOWER COMMUNICATIONS INC 1816770VV4110/NC
Sep 5, 2023NCII · Walk-around1OOSKMP LOGGING &TIMBER INC 3159148YA107974/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HIGHTOWER COMMUNICATIONS INC1816770Sep 16, 2024Apr 27, 20264NC
SOUTH CREEK CONSTRUCTION INC2476167Dec 10, 2025Dec 10, 20251NC
KMP LOGGING &TIMBER INC3159148Sep 5, 2023Sep 5, 20231NC
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.
VV4110NCHIGHTOWER COMMUNICATIONS INCSep 16, 2024Apr 27, 20264
VV4110NCSOUTH CREEK CONSTRUCTION INCDec 10, 2025Dec 10, 20251
YA107974NCKMP LOGGING &TIMBER INCSep 5, 2023Sep 5, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026