Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kenworth T880

1NKZX4TX4MJ443172 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenApr 26, 2024
DE
Last seenDec 19, 2025
NJ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
1NKZX4TX4MJ443172
Make
Kenworth
Model
T880
Model year
2021
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
1NK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
ZX4TX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
443172

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 · 2,638 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T880

Prefix basis · 2,638 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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T880

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

  • 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 · Apr 26, 2024 – Dec 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 19, 2025NJI · Full0MERT TRUCKING INC 773180AP736X/NJ
Dec 16, 2025PAIII · Driver-only2MERT TRUCKING INC 773180AP736X/NJ
Sep 12, 2025NJII · Walk-around2MERT TRUCKING INC 773180AP736X/NJ
Aug 23, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0J AND D TRUCKING INC 714097AP736X/NJ
Jun 17, 2024NJII · Walk-around0MERT TRUCKING INC 773180AP736X/NJ
May 16, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0J AND D TRUCKING INC 714097AP736X/NJ
Apr 26, 2024DEIII · Driver-only1MERT TRUCKING INC 773180AP736X/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERT TRUCKING INC773180Apr 26, 2024Dec 19, 20255NJ
J AND D TRUCKING INC714097May 16, 2024Aug 23, 20242NJ
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.
AP736XNJMERT TRUCKING INCApr 26, 2024Dec 19, 20255
AP736XNJJ AND D TRUCKING INCMay 16, 2024Aug 23, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026