Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kenworth T3 Series

2NKHHM6X7HM176662 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenDec 30, 2023
MA
Last seenSep 25, 2025
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
2NKHHM6X7HM176662
Make
Kenworth
Model
T3 Series
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
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
HHM6X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
176662

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 · 2,103 decoded VINs at 97.4% prefix purity.

Model
T3 Series

Prefix basis · 2,103 decoded VINs at 97.4% 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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T3 Series

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 · Dec 30, 2023 – Sep 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 25, 2025PAI · Full35 STAR AUTOMOTIVE LLC 3424744ZXC4291/PA
Aug 15, 2024PAIII · Driver-only05 STAR AUTOMOTIVE LLC 3424744TEMP TAG PLA/PA
Dec 30, 2023MAIII · Driver-only2JIMS TOWING AND HAULING INC 3227941S90857/MA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
5 STAR AUTOMOTIVE LLC3424744Aug 15, 2024Sep 25, 20252PA
JIMS TOWING AND HAULING INC3227941Dec 30, 2023Dec 30, 20231MA
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.
ZXC4291PA15 STAR AUTOMOTIVE LLCSep 25, 2025Sep 25, 20251
TEMP TAG PLAPA15 STAR AUTOMOTIVE LLCAug 15, 2024Aug 15, 20241
S90857MAJIMS TOWING AND HAULING INCDec 30, 2023Dec 30, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026