Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Kenworth C500

2NK5LJ9X7PM252536 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenSep 11, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 24, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NK5LJ9X7PM252536
Make
Kenworth
Model
C500
Model year
1993
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
2NK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
5LJ9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
252536

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
1993

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
C500

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 11, 2023 – Mar 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 24, 2026CAI · Full0WESTERN REPACKING LLLP 1491009EP16036/CA
Nov 7, 2025CAII · Walk-around0WESTERN REPACKING LLLP 1491009EP16010/CA
Feb 20, 2025CAI · Full0WESTERN REPACKING LLLP 1491009EP16010/CA
Oct 25, 2024CAI · Full0WESTERN REPACKING LLLP 1491009EP16010/CA
Apr 14, 2024CAI · Full2WESTERN REPACKING LLLP 149100920974U3/CA
Apr 14, 2024NVIII · Driver-only2WESTERN REPACKING LLLP 149100920974U3/CA
Sep 11, 2023CAI · Full0WESTERN REPACKING LLLP 149100920974U3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WESTERN REPACKING LLLP1491009Sep 11, 2023Mar 24, 20267CA
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.
EP16036CAWESTERN REPACKING LLLPMar 24, 2026Mar 24, 20261
EP16010CAWESTERN REPACKING LLLPOct 25, 2024Nov 7, 20253
20974U3CAWESTERN REPACKING LLLPSep 11, 2023Apr 14, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026