Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1983 Kenworth 548CH

3BKHHM8X9DF380683 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 11
First seenAug 7, 2024
US
Last seenApr 8, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3BKHHM8X9DF380683
Make
Kenworth
Model
548CH
Model year
1983
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
HHM8X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
380683

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
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

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

  • 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 · Aug 7, 2024 – Apr 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 8, 2026USI · Full2FLETES EXPRESS DEL NORTE SA DE CV 1055964144AU5/MX
Feb 15, 2026USI · Full3FLETES EXPRESS DEL NORTE SA DE CV 1055964144AU5/MX
Jan 30, 2026USI · Full5FLETES EXPRESS DEL NORTE SA DE CV 1055964144AU5/MX
Nov 29, 2025USI · Full3FLETES EXPRESS DEL NORTE SA DE CV 1055964144AU5/MX
Sep 24, 2025USI · Full7FLETES EXPRESS DEL NORTE SA DE CV 1055964144AU5/MX
Aug 9, 2025USI · Full4FLETES EXPRESS DEL NORTE SA DE CV 1055964144AU5/MX
Jun 30, 2025USI · Full3FLETES EXPRESS DEL NORTE SA DE CV 1055964144AU5/MX
May 6, 2025USI · Full1FLETES EXPRESS DEL NORTE SA DE CV 1055964144AU5/MX
Apr 14, 2025USI · Full2FLETES EXPRESS DEL NORTE SA DE CV 1055964144AU5/MX
Oct 21, 2024USI · Full5FLETES EXPRESS DEL NORTE SA DE CV 1055964144AU5/MX
Aug 7, 2024USI · Full3FLETES EXPRESS DEL NORTE SA DE CV 1055964144AU5/MX
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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 CV1055964Aug 7, 2024Apr 8, 202611NL
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.
144AU5MXFLETES EXPRESS DEL NORTE SA DE CVAug 7, 2024Apr 8, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026