Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kenworth W9 Series

1NKWL70XXGJ121824 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 10
First seenAug 15, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 18, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKWL70XXGJ121824
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 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
WL70X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
121824

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 15, 2023 – Jun 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 18, 2026CAI · Full12020 TRANS INC 271506616633W1/CA
Apr 10, 2026CAII · Walk-around2OOS2020 TRANS INC 271506616633W1/CA
Oct 13, 2025CAIII · Driver-only02020 TRANS INC 271506616633W1/CA
Aug 29, 2025CAIV · Special3OOS2020 TRANS INC 271506616633W1/CA
Aug 29, 2025CAIV · Special02020 TRANS INC 271506616633W1/CA
Oct 23, 2024CAI · Full4OOS2020 TRANS INC 271506616633W1/CA
May 14, 2024CAI · Full2OOS2020 TRANS INC 271506616633W1/CA
May 2, 2024CAII · Walk-around22020 TRANS INC 271506616633W1/CA
Nov 9, 2023CAI · Full2OOS2020 TRANS INC 271506616633W1/CA
Aug 15, 2023CAIII · Driver-only02020 TRANS INC 271506616633W1/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
2020 TRANS INC2715066Aug 15, 2023Jun 18, 202610CA
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.
16633W1CA12020 TRANS INCAug 15, 2023Jun 18, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026