Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Kenworth T8 Series

3WKDD40X5EF857452 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 14
First seenSep 6, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 9, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
3WKDD40X5EF857452
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2014
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
DD40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
857452

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
2014

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T8 Series

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 · Sep 6, 2023 – Apr 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 9, 2026USI · Full2TRANSPORTES ERNESTO DE LA TORRE SA DE CV 404426098AV1H/MX
Aug 4, 2025USIII · Driver-only0LUCA AUTOTRANSPORTES SA DE CV 321045808AV1H/MX
Jul 14, 2025TXI · Full8OOSLUCA AUTOTRANSPORTES SA DE CV 321045808AV1H/MX
Feb 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSTRANSPORTES ERNESTO DE LA TORRE SA DE CV 404426098AV1H/MX
Jan 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around2LUCA AUTOTRANSPORTES SA DE CV 321045808AV1H/MX
Sep 27, 2024TXII · Walk-around1LUCA AUTOTRANSPORTES SA DE CV 321045808AV1H/MX
Aug 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around6LUCA AUTOTRANSPORTES SA DE CV 321045808AV1H/MX
Jan 17, 2024TXI · Full2LUCA AUTOTRANSPORTES SA DE CV 321045808AV1H/MX
Dec 27, 2023TXI · Full1LUCA AUTOTRANSPORTES SA DE CV 321045808AV1H/MX
Dec 13, 2023TXII · Walk-around4LUCA AUTOTRANSPORTES SA DE CV 321045808AV1H/MX
Nov 23, 2023TXII · Walk-around0LUCA AUTOTRANSPORTES SA DE CV 321045808AV1H/MX
Nov 6, 2023TXII · Walk-around0LUCA AUTOTRANSPORTES SA DE CV 321045808AV1H/MX
Oct 5, 2023TXI · Full4LUCA AUTOTRANSPORTES SA DE CV 321045808AV1H/MX
Sep 6, 2023TXI · Full4LUCA AUTOTRANSPORTES SA DE CV 321045808AV1H/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTES ERNESTO DE LA TORRE SA DE CV4044260Feb 27, 2025Apr 9, 20262TA
LUCA AUTOTRANSPORTES SA DE CV3210458Sep 6, 2023Aug 4, 202512TA
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.
98AV1HMXTRANSPORTES ERNESTO DE LA TORRE SA DE CVFeb 27, 2025Apr 9, 20262
08AV1HMXLUCA AUTOTRANSPORTES SA DE CVSep 6, 2023Aug 4, 202512
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026