Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Kenworth T880

1XKZD40X9KJ278459 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJul 24, 2023
MO
Last seenDec 11, 2024
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
1XKZD40X9KJ278459
Make
Kenworth
Model
T880
Model year
2019
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 28, 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
ZD40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
278459

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 · 915 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T880

Prefix basis · 915 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2019

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T880

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

  • 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 · Jul 24, 2023 – Dec 11, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 11, 2024TXI · Full3ROYAL T ENERGY LLC 199530477S881M/TX
Jul 26, 2023SDI · Full0NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY 211635PZA0141/MN
Jul 24, 2023MOII · Walk-around0NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY 211635PZA0141/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROYAL T ENERGY LLC1995304Dec 11, 2024Dec 11, 20241TX
NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY211635Jul 24, 2023Jul 26, 20232MN
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.
77S881MTXROYAL T ENERGY LLCDec 11, 2024Dec 11, 20241
PZA0141MN1NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANYJul 24, 2023Jul 26, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 28, 2026