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2012 Kenworth W9 Series

1NKWX4EX7CJ296361 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
W900
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenAug 21, 2024
PA
Last seenMay 14, 2026
PA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKWX4EX7CJ296361
Make
Kenworth
Model
W9 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
Jul 6, 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
WX4EX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
296361

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 · 194 decoded VINs at 95.9% prefix purity.

Model
W9 Series

Prefix basis · 194 decoded VINs at 95.9% prefix purity.

Model line
W900

Sourced label · prefix basis 194 decoded VINs at 95.9% 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
2012

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 21, 2024 – May 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2026PAIII · Driver-only0TUNNEL TOWN TRUCK SERVICES INC 2510097ZYE4195/PA
Oct 6, 2025PAII · Walk-around0TUNNEL TOWN TRUCK SERVICES INC 2510097ZYE4195/PA
Nov 5, 2024PAII · Walk-around3TUNNEL TOWN TRUCK SERVICES INC 2510097AH24399/PA
Aug 21, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0TUNNEL TOWN TRUCK SERVICES INC 2510097AH24399/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TUNNEL TOWN TRUCK SERVICES INC2510097Aug 21, 2024May 14, 20264PA
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.
ZYE4195PATUNNEL TOWN TRUCK SERVICES INCOct 6, 2025May 14, 20262
AH24399PATUNNEL TOWN TRUCK SERVICES INCAug 21, 2024Nov 5, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026