Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1982 Kenworth 548CH

3BKHKM9X6CF378789 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections29
all-time
OOS inspections13
of 29
First seenJul 25, 2023
TX
Last seenSep 2, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3BKHKM9X6CF378789
Make
Kenworth
Model
548CH
Model year
1982
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
HKM9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
378789

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
1982

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 · Jul 25, 2023 – Sep 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 2, 2025TXI · Full2PLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
Jun 10, 2025USII · Walk-around2PLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
Mar 28, 2025USI · Full0PLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/TA
Mar 25, 2025TXI · Full6PLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
Mar 5, 2025TXI · Full5OOSPLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
Feb 8, 2025USI · Full4OOSPLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
Jan 27, 2025TXI · Full5PLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
Jan 14, 2025TXI · Full9OOSPLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
Jan 13, 2025USII · Walk-around2PLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
Dec 19, 2024USI · Full6OOSPLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/TA
Sep 17, 2024USI · Full5PLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
Sep 12, 2024USI · Full3OOSPLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
Aug 30, 2024TXI · Full1PLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
Aug 7, 2024TXI · Full5OOSPLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
Aug 1, 2024TXI · Full5OOSPLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
Jul 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around11OOSPLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
May 21, 2024USIII · Driver-only1OOSPLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
May 20, 2024TXI · Full0PLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
May 7, 2024TXI · Full2PLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
Apr 15, 2024USII · Walk-around2OOSPLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
Feb 8, 2024TXI · Full0PLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
Feb 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around2PLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
Jan 3, 2024TXI · Full0PLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
Jan 2, 2024TXI · Full1PLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
Dec 18, 2023TXI · Full4OOSPLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
Nov 27, 2023USI · Full6OOSPLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/GJ
Nov 22, 2023TXI · Full6OOSPLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
Oct 23, 2023TXI · Full2PLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
Jul 25, 2023TXI · Full0PLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV 351214006AU6F/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CV3512140Jul 25, 2023Sep 2, 202529GJ
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.
06AU6FMXPLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CVJul 25, 2023Sep 2, 202526
06AU6FTAPLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CVDec 19, 2024Mar 28, 20252
06AU6FGJPLATEROS TRUCKING SA DE CVNov 27, 2023Nov 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026