Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Kenworth T300

3NKMH78X2VF490632 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 12
First seenJan 10, 2024
TX
Last seenAug 4, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3NKMH78X2VF490632
Make
Kenworth
Model
T300
Model year
1997
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
3NK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
MH78X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
490632

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
1997

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T300

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 · Jan 10, 2024 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026USIII · Driver-only0PEPE LOGISTICA SA DE CV 69217577AA8L/MX
Jul 30, 2026USIII · Driver-only1PEPE LOGISTICA SA DE CV 69217577AA8L/TA
Jul 28, 2026USIII · Driver-only1PEPE LOGISTICA SA DE CV 69217577AA8L/MX
Jun 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around3PEPE LOGISTICA SA DE CV 69217577AA8L/MX
Jun 13, 2025TXI · Full5OOSPEPE LOGISTICA SA DE CV 69217577AA8L/MX
Jul 22, 2024USI · Full2PEPE LOGISTICA SA DE CV 69217577AA8L/MX
Jun 5, 2024TXI · Full1PEPE LOGISTICA SA DE CV 69217577AA8L/MX
May 17, 2024TXI · Full1PEPE LOGISTICA SA DE CV 69217577AA8L/MX
Apr 10, 2024USI · Full1OOSPEPE LOGISTICA SA DE CV 69217577AA8L/MX
Feb 22, 2024TXI · Full0PEPE LOGISTICA SA DE CV 69217577AA8L/TA
Jan 11, 2024TXI · Full4PEPE LOGISTICA SA DE CV 69217577AA8L/TA
Jan 10, 2024TXI · Full5PEPE LOGISTICA SA DE CV 69217577AA8L/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PEPE LOGISTICA SA DE CV692175Jan 10, 2024Aug 4, 202612TA
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.
77AA8LMX1PEPE LOGISTICA SA DE CVJan 10, 2024Aug 4, 20269
77AA8LTA1PEPE LOGISTICA SA DE CVJan 11, 2024Jul 30, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026