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1993 Kenworth C500

2NK5LJ0X3PM251820 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJul 3, 2023
IN
Last seenDec 29, 2025
IN
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NK5LJ0X3PM251820
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
Aug 2, 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
5LJ0X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
251820

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 3, 2023 – Dec 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 29, 2025INI · Full0PORTER PIPE & SUPPLY CO INC 825380P1185944/IL
Mar 26, 2024INI · Full0PORTER PIPE & SUPPLY CO INC 825380P1185944/IL
Jul 3, 2023INII · Walk-around1PORTER PIPE & SUPPLY CO INC 825380P1185944/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PORTER PIPE & SUPPLY CO INC825380Jul 3, 2023Dec 29, 20253IL
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.
P1185944ILPORTER PIPE & SUPPLY CO INCMar 26, 2024Dec 29, 20252
P1185944INPORTER PIPE & SUPPLY CO INCJul 3, 2023Jul 3, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026