Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Kenworth C500

3WK5DJ9X1TF403010 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
2 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenJan 20, 2026
TX
Last seenMar 23, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3WK5DJ9X1TF403010
Make
Kenworth
Model
C500
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
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
3WK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
5DJ9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
403010

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
1996

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
C500

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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 20, 2026 – Mar 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 23, 2026TXI · Full6BETOS TRUCKING SA DE CV 230628582BK2E/MX
Mar 12, 2026TXIII · Driver-only2BETOS TRUCKING SA DE CV 230628582BK2E/MX
Mar 6, 2026TXI · Full0BETOS TRUCKING SA DE CV 230628582BK2E/MX
Mar 2, 2026TXI · Full1BETOS TRUCKING SA DE CV 230628582BK2E/MX
Feb 13, 2026TXIII · Driver-only1BETOS TRUCKING SA DE CV 230628582BK2E/MX
Feb 9, 2026TXI · Full1BETOS TRUCKING SA DE CV 230628582BK2E/MX
Jan 30, 2026TXI · Full2BETOS TRUCKING SA DE CV 230628582BK2E/MX
Jan 20, 2026TXI · Full0BETOS TRUCKING SA DE CV 230628582BK2E/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BETOS TRUCKING SA DE CV2306285Jan 20, 2026Mar 23, 20268MC
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.
82BK2EMXBETOS TRUCKING SA DE CVJan 20, 2026Mar 23, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026