Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Kenworth T8 Series

3BKDL40X8LF385834 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
T800
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenSep 19, 2023
KS
Last seenMar 13, 2025
KS
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3BKDL40X8LF385834
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
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
3BK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DL40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
385834

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 · 182 decoded VINs at 91.8% prefix purity.

Model
T8 Series

Prefix basis · 182 decoded VINs at 91.8% prefix purity.

Model line
T800

Sourced label · prefix basis 182 decoded VINs at 91.8% prefix purity.

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
2020

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T8 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 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 19, 2023 – Mar 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 13, 2025KSII · Walk-around1KINGS CONSTRUCTION CO INC 975018195533/KS
Oct 30, 2023KSIII · Driver-only3KINGS CONSTRUCTION CO INC 975018195533/KS
Sep 19, 2023KSII · Walk-around1KINGS CONSTRUCTION CO INC 975018195533/KS
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KINGS CONSTRUCTION CO INC975018Sep 19, 2023Mar 13, 20253KS
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.
195533KSKINGS CONSTRUCTION CO INCSep 19, 2023Mar 13, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026