Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Kenworth W9 Series

1NKWL40X8KJ254895 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
W900
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenJul 25, 2023
MD
Last seenSep 15, 2025
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKWL40X8KJ254895
Make
Kenworth
Model
W9 Series
Model year
2019
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
WL40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
254895

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 · 193 decoded VINs at 98.5% prefix purity.

Model
W9 Series

Prefix basis · 193 decoded VINs at 98.5% prefix purity.

Model line
W900

Sourced label · prefix basis 193 decoded VINs at 98.5% 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
2019

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

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

  • 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 25, 2023 – Sep 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 15, 2025MDII · Walk-around0HARE TRUCKING LLC 2642561342ED72/MD
Dec 12, 2024MDII · Walk-around0HARE TRUCKING LLC 2642561342ED72/MD
Sep 6, 2024MDII · Walk-around0HARE TRUCKING LLC 2642561342ED72/MD
Sep 3, 2024MDII · Walk-around0HARE TRUCKING LLC 2642561342ED72/MD
Jan 31, 2024MDII · Walk-around1HARE TRUCKING LLC 2642561259ED59/MD
Dec 14, 2023MDIII · Driver-only0HARE TRUCKING LLC 2642561259ED59/MD
Nov 17, 2023MDII · Walk-around0HARE TRUCKING LLC 2642561259ED59/MD
Jul 25, 2023MDI · Full0HARE TRUCKING LLC 2642561259ED59/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HARE TRUCKING LLC2642561Jul 25, 2023Sep 15, 20258MD
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.
342ED72MDHARE TRUCKING LLCSep 3, 2024Sep 15, 20254
259ED59MDHARE TRUCKING LLCJul 25, 2023Jan 31, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026