Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Kenworth W9 Series

1NKWGGGG00J480342 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
W900
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenMar 5, 2024
OH
Last seenOct 20, 2025
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKWGGGG00J480342
Make
Kenworth
Model
W9 Series
Model year
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
WGGGG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
Not established

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

North American serial sequence
480342

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 · 753 decoded VINs at 99.9% prefix purity.

Model
W9 Series

Prefix basis · 753 decoded VINs at 99.9% prefix purity.

Model line
W900

Sourced label · prefix basis 753 decoded VINs at 99.9% 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
Not established

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
Incomplete - Glider

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model year
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 5, 2024 – Oct 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 20, 2025INII · Walk-around1OOSBAY CRANE MIDWEST LLC 4322096PWB1315/OH
Mar 26, 2024OHI · Full0CAPITAL CITY GROUP INC 520360PWB1315/OH
Mar 5, 2024OHI · Full0CAPITAL CITY GROUP INC 520360PWB1315/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BAY CRANE MIDWEST LLC4322096Oct 20, 2025Oct 20, 20251OH
CAPITAL CITY GROUP INC520360Mar 5, 2024Mar 26, 20242OH
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.
PWB1315OHBAY CRANE MIDWEST LLCOct 20, 2025Oct 20, 20251
PWB1315OHCAPITAL CITY GROUP INCMar 5, 2024Mar 26, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026