Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kenworth W9 Series

1NKWL49X5HJ157245 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
W900
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenAug 25, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 28, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKWL49X5HJ157245
Make
Kenworth
Model
W9 Series
Model year
2017
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
WL49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
157245

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 · 84 decoded VINs at 92.9% prefix purity.

Model
W9 Series

Prefix basis · 84 decoded VINs at 92.9% prefix purity.

Model line
W900

Sourced label · prefix basis 84 decoded VINs at 92.9% 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
2017

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 · Aug 25, 2023 – Aug 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 28, 2025CAI · Full0DON R ERICKSON OIL INC 280685695960A2/CA
Jan 13, 2025CAI · Full0DON R ERICKSON OIL INC 280685695960A2/CA
Oct 9, 2024CAI · Full1OOSDON R ERICKSON OIL INC 280685695960A2/CA
Jul 8, 2024CAI · Full0DON R ERICKSON OIL INC 280685695960A2/CA
Apr 22, 2024CAI · Full0DON R ERICKSON OIL INC 280685695960A2/CA
Oct 21, 2023CAI · Full0DON R ERICKSON OIL INC 280685695960A2/CA
Aug 25, 2023CAII · Walk-around0DON R ERICKSON OIL INC 280685695960A2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DON R ERICKSON OIL INC2806856Aug 25, 2023Aug 28, 20257CA
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.
95960A2CADON R ERICKSON OIL INCAug 25, 2023Aug 28, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026