Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Kenworth C500

2XK5AJ8X5PM263564 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenOct 5, 2023
MD
Last seenJun 24, 2026
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2XK5AJ8X5PM263564
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
Jun 30, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
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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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
263564

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 · Oct 5, 2023 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026MDI · Full0HALE TRAILER BRAKE & WHEEL INC 314516AY529Z/NJ
Jan 16, 2026MDI · Full0HALE TRAILER BRAKE & WHEEL INC 314516AY5292/NJ
Jul 17, 2025MDI · Full0HALE TRAILER BRAKE & WHEEL INC 314516AY5292/NJ
Mar 25, 2025MDII · Walk-around0HALE TRAILER BRAKE & WHEEL INC 314516AY529Z/NJ
Aug 26, 2024MDII · Walk-around0HALE TRAILER BRAKE & WHEEL INC 314516AY529Z/NJ
Oct 5, 2023MDII · Walk-around0HALE TRAILER BRAKE & WHEEL INC 314516AY393K/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HALE TRAILER BRAKE & WHEEL INC314516Oct 5, 2023Jun 24, 20266NJ
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.
AY529ZNJ1HALE TRAILER BRAKE & WHEEL INCAug 26, 2024Jun 24, 20263
AY5292NJHALE TRAILER BRAKE & WHEEL INCJul 17, 2025Jan 16, 20262
AY393KNJHALE TRAILER BRAKE & WHEEL INCOct 5, 2023Oct 5, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026