Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Kenworth T480

2NK5LJ9X3RM386270 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 11
First seenMar 7, 2024
NY
Last seenJul 14, 2026
NY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NK5LJ9X3RM386270
Make
Kenworth
Model
T480
Model year
2024
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
5LJ9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
386270

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
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T480

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 · Mar 7, 2024 – Jul 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2026NYIII · Driver-only2BEST MEXICAN FOODS INC 56742839034PF/NY
Feb 24, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0BEST MEXICAN FOODS INC 56742839034PF/NY
Sep 8, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0BEST MEXICAN FOODS INC 56742839034PF/NY
May 20, 2025NYII · Walk-around0BEST MEXICAN FOODS INC 56742839034PF/NY
Mar 4, 2025NYII · Walk-around0BEST MEXICAN FOODS INC 56742839034PF/NY
Feb 28, 2025CTII · Walk-around3BEST MEXICAN FOODS INC 56742839034PF/NY
Jan 29, 2025NJIII · Driver-only0BEST MEXICAN FOODS INC 56742839034PF/NY
Jul 11, 2024NJII · Walk-around0BEST MEXICAN FOODS INC 56742839034PF/NY
Jun 10, 2024NYII · Walk-around2BEST MEXICAN FOODS INC 56742839034PF/NY
May 14, 2024NYII · Walk-around0BEST MEXICAN FOODS INC 56742839034PF/NY
Mar 7, 2024NYII · Walk-around2BEST MEXICAN FOODS INC 56742839034PF/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BEST MEXICAN FOODS INC567428Mar 7, 2024Jul 14, 202611NY
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.
39034PFNY1BEST MEXICAN FOODS INCMar 7, 2024Jul 14, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026