Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Kenworth T800

1NKDXBEX2WJ789588 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenFeb 20, 2024
NJ
Last seenJul 20, 2026
PA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKDXBEX2WJ789588
Make
Kenworth
Model
T800
Model year
1998
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
DXBEX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
789588

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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T800

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 · Feb 20, 2024 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026PAII · Walk-around6BILLY PAUL EXCAVATING LLC 3929341AK494L/NJ
May 6, 2026NJII · Walk-around3BILLY PAUL EXCAVATING LLC 3929341AK494L/NJ
Apr 29, 2026NJII · Walk-around0BILLY PAUL EXCAVATING LLC 3929341AK494L/NJ
Jul 11, 2025NJII · Walk-around0BILLY PAUL EXCAVATING LLC 3929341AK494L/NJ
Sep 26, 2024DEII · Walk-around1BILLY PAUL EXCAVATING LLC 3929341AK49L/NJ
Feb 20, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0BILLY PAUL EXCAVATING LLC 3929341AK494L/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BILLY PAUL EXCAVATING LLC3929341Feb 20, 2024Jul 20, 20266NJ
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.
AK494LNJ1BILLY PAUL EXCAVATING LLCFeb 20, 2024Jul 20, 20265
AK49LNJBILLY PAUL EXCAVATING LLCSep 26, 2024Sep 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026