Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1992 Kenworth K100

1NK1LP9X7NJ490876 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenSep 13, 2024
OR
Last seenAug 9, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
1NK1LP9X7NJ490876
Make
Kenworth
Model
K100
Model year
1992
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
1LP9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
490876

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
1992

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
K100

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 · Sep 13, 2024 – Aug 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 9, 2026CAIII · Driver-only3THUNDERHAUL LOGISTICS LLC 4244546DF70GE/FL
Aug 7, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2THUNDERHAUL LOGISTICS LLC 4244546DF70GE/FL
May 6, 2026AZII · Walk-around8OOSTHUNDERHAUL LOGISTICS LLC 4244546DF70GE/FL
Mar 6, 2026MTIII · Driver-only4THUNDERHAUL LOGISTICS LLC 4244546DF70GE/FL
Feb 17, 2026TNII · Walk-around0THUNDERHAUL LOGISTICS LLC 4244546DF70GE/FL
May 1, 2025UTI · Full3TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811P1165612/IL
Sep 13, 2024ORII · Walk-around1TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811P1165612/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THUNDERHAUL LOGISTICS LLC4244546Feb 17, 2026Aug 9, 20265GA
TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC2498811Sep 13, 2024May 1, 20252IL
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.
DF70GEFL1THUNDERHAUL LOGISTICS LLCFeb 17, 2026Aug 9, 20265
P1165612ILTAURUS AUTO GROUP INCSep 13, 2024May 1, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026