Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kenworth W9 Series

1NKWL40X7MR428721 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
W900
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenJun 21, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 14, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKWL40X7MR428721
Make
Kenworth
Model
W9 Series
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
WL40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
428721

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 · 193 decoded VINs at 98.5% prefix purity.

Model
W9 Series

Prefix basis · 193 decoded VINs at 98.5% prefix purity.

Model line
W900

Sourced label · prefix basis 193 decoded VINs at 98.5% 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
2021

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 · Jun 21, 2023 – Jul 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0R DALTON INC 272127372043Y2/CA
Jul 11, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0R DALTON INC 272127372043Y2/CA
Jun 25, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0R DALTON INC 272127372043Y2/CA
Apr 24, 2024CAII · Walk-around1R DALTON INC 272127372043Y2/CA
Apr 11, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0R DALTON INC 272127372043Y2/CA
Feb 22, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0R DALTON INC 272127372043Y2/CA
Dec 13, 2023CAII · Walk-around0R DALTON INC 272127372043Y2/CA
Sep 27, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0R DALTON INC 272127372043Y2/CA
Jul 20, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0R DALTON INC 272127372043Y2/CA
Jun 21, 2023CAII · Walk-around0R DALTON INC 272127372043Y2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
R DALTON INC2721273Jun 21, 2023Jul 14, 202510CA
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.
72043Y2CAR DALTON INCJun 21, 2023Jul 14, 202510
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026