Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Kenworth T8 Series

3WKDD40X5KF281633 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
13 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJul 26, 2023
MI
Last seenAug 26, 2024
MI
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3WKDD40X5KF281633
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2019
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
281633

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
2019

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 26, 2023 – Aug 26, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2024MIIII · Driver-only1DAVE BOWEN TRUCKING INC 1726647BB82039/MI
Jul 24, 2024MII · Full3DAVE BOWEN TRUCKING INC 1726647BB82039/MI
Mar 18, 2024MIII · Walk-around1DAVE BOWEN TRUCKING INC 1726647BB82039/MI
Jan 11, 2024MIII · Walk-around1DAVE BOWEN TRUCKING INC 1726647BB82039/MI
Jul 26, 2023MII · Full5DAVE BOWEN TRUCKING INC 1726647BB82039/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAVE BOWEN TRUCKING INC1726647Jul 26, 2023Aug 26, 20245MI
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.
BB82039MIDAVE BOWEN TRUCKING INCJul 26, 2023Aug 26, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026