Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1995 Kenworth C500

3BK5HM8X6SF400260 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenSep 12, 2024
US
Last seenJan 9, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3BK5HM8X6SF400260
Make
Kenworth
Model
C500
Model year
1995
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 3, 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
3BK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
5HM8X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
400260

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 · 52 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
C500

Prefix basis · 52 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
1995

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

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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 12, 2024 – Jan 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 9, 2026USI · Full4FLETES EXPRESS DEL NORTE SA DE CV 105596493BE3S/MX
Aug 27, 2025USI · Full2FLETES EXPRESS DEL NORTE SA DE CV 105596493BE3S/MX
Apr 25, 2025USI · Full1FLETES EXPRESS DEL NORTE SA DE CV 105596493BE35/MX
Sep 25, 2024USI · Full1FLETES EXPRESS DEL NORTE SA DE CV 105596493BF3S/MX
Sep 12, 2024USI · Full2FLETES EXPRESS DEL NORTE SA DE CV 105596493BE3S/TA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FLETES EXPRESS DEL NORTE SA DE CV1055964Sep 12, 2024Jan 9, 20265NL
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.
93BE3SMXFLETES EXPRESS DEL NORTE SA DE CVAug 27, 2025Jan 9, 20262
93BE35MXFLETES EXPRESS DEL NORTE SA DE CVApr 25, 2025Apr 25, 20251
93BF3SMXFLETES EXPRESS DEL NORTE SA DE CVSep 25, 2024Sep 25, 20241
93BE3STAFLETES EXPRESS DEL NORTE SA DE CVSep 12, 2024Sep 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026