Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1983 Kenworth 548CH

2XKHAN8X8DM357583 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenSep 15, 2024
NM
Last seenMay 8, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2XKHAN8X8DM357583
Make
Kenworth
Model
548CH
Model year
1983
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
2XK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
HAN8X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
357583

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 · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
548CH

Prefix basis · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% 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
1983

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
548CH

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

  • 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 15, 2024 – May 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 8, 2026TXII · Walk-around0CENTRAL PONY EXPRESS INC 13102001N41681/TX
Feb 7, 2025TXI · Full0CENTRAL PONY EXPRESS INC 13102001M44989/TX
Sep 15, 2024NMII · Walk-around1OOSCENTRAL PONY EXPRESS INC 13102001M44989/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CENTRAL PONY EXPRESS INC1310200Sep 15, 2024May 8, 20263TX
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.
1N41681TXCENTRAL PONY EXPRESS INCMay 8, 2026May 8, 20261
1M44989TXCENTRAL PONY EXPRESS INCSep 15, 2024Feb 7, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026