Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kenworth W9 Series

1NKWX4TX5JJ180186 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
W900
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJan 15, 2025
MD
Last seenJul 22, 2026
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKWX4TX5JJ180186
Make
Kenworth
Model
W9 Series
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
WX4TX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
180186

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 · 239 decoded VINs at 99.6% prefix purity.

Model
W9 Series

Prefix basis · 239 decoded VINs at 99.6% prefix purity.

Model line
W900

Sourced label · prefix basis 239 decoded VINs at 99.6% 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
2018

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 · Jan 15, 2025 – Jul 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2026MDII · Walk-around3OOSPATRICK THOMAS TRUCKING LLC 1027572E44875D/MD
Jun 23, 2026MDII · Walk-around1PATRICK THOMAS TRUCKING LLC 1027572E44875D/MD
Jun 23, 2026MDII · Walk-around1PATRICK THOMAS TRUCKING LLC 1027572E44875D/MD
Feb 10, 2025MDII · Walk-around1PATRICK THOMAS TRUCKING LLC 1027572E44875D/MD
Jan 15, 2025MDII · Walk-around3PATRICK THOMAS TRUCKING LLC 1027572E44875D/MD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PATRICK THOMAS TRUCKING LLC1027572Jan 15, 2025Jul 22, 20265MD
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.
E44875DMD1PATRICK THOMAS TRUCKING LLCJan 15, 2025Jul 22, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026