Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kenworth W9 Series

1NKWL49X4GJ491197 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
W900
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenSep 27, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 13, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKWL49X4GJ491197
Make
Kenworth
Model
W9 Series
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
WL49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
491197

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 · 84 decoded VINs at 92.9% prefix purity.

Model
W9 Series

Prefix basis · 84 decoded VINs at 92.9% prefix purity.

Model line
W900

Sourced label · prefix basis 84 decoded VINs at 92.9% 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
2016

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 · Sep 27, 2023 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026CAI · Full0PACIFIC COAST SUPPLY LLC 111236437255S3/CA
Jun 9, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1PACIFIC COAST SUPPLY LLC 111236437255S3/CA
Jan 2, 2025CAI · Full0PACIFIC COAST SUPPLY LLC 111236437255S3/CA
Jan 2, 2025CAI · Full1OOSPACIFIC COAST SUPPLY LLC 111236437255S3/CA
Aug 12, 2024CAI · Full6OOSPACIFIC COAST SUPPLY LLC 111236437255S3/CA
Sep 27, 2023CAI · Full1PACIFIC COAST SUPPLY LLC 111236484943F2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PACIFIC COAST SUPPLY LLC1112364Sep 27, 2023May 13, 20266CA
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.
37255S3CAPACIFIC COAST SUPPLY LLCAug 12, 2024May 13, 20265
84943F2CAPACIFIC COAST SUPPLY LLCSep 27, 2023Sep 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026