Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kenworth T280

2NK3HJ6X7PM229528 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenJan 17, 2024
MS
Last seenMay 27, 2026
MS
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NK3HJ6X7PM229528
Make
Kenworth
Model
T280
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
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
3HJ6X

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
229528

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 · 67 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T280

Prefix basis · 67 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T280

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 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)

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 · Jan 17, 2024 – May 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 27, 2026MSIII · Driver-only0HESSELBEIN TIRE COMPANY INC 268056A526568/MS
Apr 3, 2026MSIII · Driver-only1HESSELBEIN TIRE COMPANY INC 268056A526568/MS
Dec 8, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0HESSELBEIN TIRE COMPANY INC 268056A526568/MS
May 21, 2025LAI · Full1HESSELBEIN TIRE COMPANY INC 268056A526568/MS
Mar 31, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0HESSELBEIN TIRE COMPANY INC 268056A526568/MS
Dec 16, 2024MSII · Walk-around0HESSELBEIN TIRE COMPANY INC 268056A526568/MS
Apr 24, 2024LAII · Walk-around0HESSELBEIN TIRE COMPANY INC 268056A526568/MS
Jan 17, 2024MSIII · Driver-only0HESSELBEIN TIRE COMPANY INC 268056A319646/MS
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HESSELBEIN TIRE COMPANY INC268056Jan 17, 2024May 27, 20268MS
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.
A526568MSHESSELBEIN TIRE COMPANY INCApr 24, 2024May 27, 20267
A319646MSHESSELBEIN TIRE COMPANY INCJan 17, 2024Jan 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026