Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Kenworth T8 Series

3BKDL40X8LF385848 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
T800
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenDec 20, 2023
AL
Last seenDec 15, 2025
AL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3BKDL40X8LF385848
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
385848

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 · Dec 20, 2023 – Dec 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 15, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0HOOK'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 354321463C00H0/AL
Jul 30, 2025ALII · Walk-around0HOOK'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 354321463C00H0/AL
Dec 20, 2023ALII · Walk-around2HOOK'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 354321463A2UAP/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOOK'S TRANSPORTATION LLC3543214Dec 20, 2023Dec 15, 20253AL
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.
63C00H0ALHOOK'S TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 30, 2025Dec 15, 20252
63A2UAPALHOOK'S TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 20, 2023Dec 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026