Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kenworth W9 Series

1NKWXPEX8HJ151144 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
W900
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJul 18, 2023
PA
Last seenOct 23, 2025
PA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKWXPEX8HJ151144
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 28, 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
WXPEX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
151144

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 · 64 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
W9 Series

Prefix basis · 64 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
W900

Sourced label · prefix basis 64 decoded VINs at 100.0% 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 · Jul 18, 2023 – Oct 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 23, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0LAIRDS TRUCKING LLC 3238595AH43793/PA
Aug 29, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1LAIRDS TRUCKING LLC 3238595AH43793/PA
Nov 13, 2024PAII · Walk-around2LAIRDS TRUCKING LLC 3238595AH43793/PA
Feb 5, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0LAIRDS TRUCKING LLC 3238595AH43793/PA
Jul 18, 2023PAII · Walk-around1LAIRDS TRUCKING LLC 3238595PA TEMP/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LAIRDS TRUCKING LLC3238595Jul 18, 2023Oct 23, 20255PA
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.
AH43793PALAIRDS TRUCKING LLCFeb 5, 2024Oct 23, 20254
PA TEMPPALAIRDS TRUCKING LLCJul 18, 2023Jul 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026