Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kenworth T3 Series

2NKHHM6X8GM498385 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenAug 15, 2023
AK
Last seenJun 1, 2026
AK
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NKHHM6X8GM498385
Make
Kenworth
Model
T3 Series
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
498385

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
2016

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 · Aug 15, 2023 – Jun 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 1, 2026AKI · Full3OOSPURCELL TIRE NW INC 608871JBC283/AK
Nov 18, 2025AKIII · Driver-only0PURCELL TIRE NW INC 608871JBC283/AK
May 23, 2025AKI · Full2PURCELL TIRE NW INC 608871JBC283/AK
Sep 4, 2024AKI · Full4OOSPURCELL TIRE NW INC 608871JBC283/AK
Apr 17, 2024AKIII · Driver-only0PURCELL TIRE NW INC 608871JBC283/AK
Aug 15, 2023AKIII · Driver-only1PURCELL TIRE NW INC 608871JBC283/AK
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PURCELL TIRE NW INC608871Aug 15, 2023Jun 1, 20266MO
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.
JBC283AKPURCELL TIRE NW INCAug 15, 2023Jun 1, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026