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1993 Kenworth C500

2XK5AJ8X4PM246190 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
12 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 7, 2023
SD
Last seenSep 27, 2024
SD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2XK5AJ8X4PM246190
Make
Kenworth
Model
C500
Model year
1993
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
2XK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
5AJ8X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
246190

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-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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 · Sep 7, 2023 – Sep 27, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 27, 2024SDII · Walk-around1DAKOTA BEVERAGE CO INC 4436034688C/SD
Apr 26, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0DAKOTA BEVERAGE CO INC 4436034688C/SD
Sep 29, 2023SDII · Walk-around0DAKOTA BEVERAGE CO INC 4436041349V/SD
Sep 7, 2023SDIII · Driver-only1DAKOTA BEVERAGE CO INC 4436051349V/SD
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAKOTA BEVERAGE CO INC44360Sep 7, 2023Sep 27, 20244SD
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.
34688CSDDAKOTA BEVERAGE CO INCApr 26, 2024Sep 27, 20242
41349VSDDAKOTA BEVERAGE CO INCSep 29, 2023Sep 29, 20231
51349VSDDAKOTA BEVERAGE CO INCSep 7, 2023Sep 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026