Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kenworth T4 Series

1NKBHJ7X3HR165301 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenAug 27, 2024
FL
Last seenFeb 12, 2026
FL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKBHJ7X3HR165301
Make
Kenworth
Model
T4 Series
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 6, 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
BHJ7X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
165301

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 · 8 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T4 Series

Prefix basis · 8 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T4 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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 27, 2024 – Feb 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 12, 2026FLI · Full0STEPPS TOWING SERVICES INC 1139317D4500C/FL
Dec 22, 2025FLII · Walk-around3OOSSTEPPS TOWING SERVICES INC 1139317D4500C/FL
Oct 17, 2025FLV · Vehicle-only0STEPPS TOWING SERVICES INC 1139317D4500C/FL
Aug 27, 2024FLI · Full2STEPPS TOWING SERVICES INC 1139317D4500C/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STEPPS TOWING SERVICES INC1139317Aug 27, 2024Feb 12, 20264FL
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.
D4500CFLSTEPPS TOWING SERVICES INCAug 27, 2024Feb 12, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026