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2012 Kenworth C5 Series

1NKCL4EX3CR949493 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJun 21, 2023
AZ
Last seenAug 22, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKCL4EX3CR949493
Make
Kenworth
Model
C5 Series
Model year
2012
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
CL4EX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
949493

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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
C5 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 · Jun 21, 2023 – Aug 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OXBO INC 769583YAIM648/OR
Jul 24, 2025MTIII · Driver-only1OXBO INC 769583YAIM648/OR
Jul 18, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0OXBO INC 769583YAIM648/OR
Jul 17, 2023AZII · Walk-around0OXBO INC 769583YAIM648/OR
Jun 27, 2023AZII · Walk-around0OXBO INC 769583YAIM648/OR
Jun 26, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0OXBO INC 769583YAIM648/OR
Jun 21, 2023AZII · Walk-around0OXBO INC 769583YAIM648/OR
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OXBO INC769583Jun 21, 2023Aug 22, 20257OR
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.
YAIM648OROXBO INCJun 21, 2023Aug 22, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026