Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2027 Kenworth T6 Series

1NKAL29X5VJ736181 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenMar 6, 2024
LA
Last seenApr 29, 2026
LA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKAL29X5VJ736181
Make
Kenworth
Model
T6 Series
Model year
2027
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 25, 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
1NK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AL29X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
736181

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
2027

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

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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 · Mar 6, 2024 – Apr 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2026LAIII · Driver-only1OOSGERALD'S TRUCK REPAIR & TOWING INC 683293B008580/LA
Apr 7, 2025LAV · Vehicle-only0GERALD'S TRUCK REPAIR & TOWING INC 683293B008580/LA
Mar 6, 2024LAI · Full0GERALD'S TRUCK REPAIR & TOWING INC 683293B008580/LA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GERALD'S TRUCK REPAIR & TOWING INC683293Mar 6, 2024Apr 29, 20263LA
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.
B008580LAGERALD'S TRUCK REPAIR & TOWING INCMar 6, 2024Apr 29, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 25, 2026