Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Kenworth C500

3WK5DJ9X7TF402427 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 14
First seenJul 26, 2025
US
Last seenJul 30, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3WK5DJ9X7TF402427
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 18, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
402427

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 · Jul 26, 2025 – Jul 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2026TXI · Full1SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522612BJ9J/DF
Jul 14, 2026TXI · Full5SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522612BJ9J/MX
Jul 10, 2026TXI · Full0SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522612BJ9J/CI
Jun 9, 2026TXI · Full1SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522612BJ9J/CI
May 29, 2026TXI · Full1SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522612BJ9J/CI
May 28, 2026TXI · Full3SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522612BJ9J/MX
May 27, 2026TXIII · Driver-only0SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522612BJ9J/MX
Apr 17, 2026TXI · Full0LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552512BJ9J/MX
Jan 13, 2026USI · Full0LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552512BJ9J/MX
Dec 1, 2025TXI · Full2SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522612BJ9J/CI
Oct 9, 2025USI · Full0SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522612BJ9J/MX
Sep 1, 2025TXI · Full2SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522612BJ9J/MX
Aug 7, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522612BJ9J/DF
Jul 26, 2025USI · Full1SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522612BJ9J/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO725226Jul 26, 2025Jul 30, 202612CI
LIDER TRACK SA DE CV3535525Jan 13, 2026Apr 17, 20262CI
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.
12BJ9JDF1SERGIO VARELA MALDONADOAug 7, 2025Jul 30, 20262
12BJ9JMX1SERGIO VARELA MALDONADOJul 26, 2025Jul 14, 20266
12BJ9JCI1SERGIO VARELA MALDONADODec 1, 2025Jul 10, 20264
12BJ9JMXLIDER TRACK SA DE CVJan 13, 2026Apr 17, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026