Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1987 Kenworth T600

3WKAD49X9HF157282 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenMay 6, 2025
MN
Last seenApr 2, 2026
SD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3WKAD49X9HF157282
Make
Kenworth
Model
T600
Model year
1987
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 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
3WK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
157282

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
1987

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T600

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 6, 2025 – Apr 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 2, 2026SDII · Walk-around2GARY KOTEK TRUCKING INC 214402PZB6829/MN
Mar 13, 2026MNIII · Driver-only0GARY KOTEK TRUCKING INC 214402PZB6829/MN
Jul 11, 2025MNIII · Driver-only3RUGGED COMPANIES LLC 1559135PAN0712/MN
May 6, 2025MNIII · Driver-only1RUGGED COMPANIES LLC 1559135PAN0712/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GARY KOTEK TRUCKING INC214402Mar 13, 2026Apr 2, 20262MN
RUGGED COMPANIES LLC1559135May 6, 2025Jul 11, 20252MN
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.
PZB6829MNGARY KOTEK TRUCKING INCMar 13, 2026Apr 2, 20262
PAN0712MNRUGGED COMPANIES LLCMay 6, 2025Jul 11, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026