Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Kenworth T680

3WKYD49X8RF546396 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenFeb 5, 2024
IL
Last seenJun 18, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
3WKYD49X8RF546396
Make
Kenworth
Model
T680
Model year
2024
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
YD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
546396

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.

Make
KENWORTH

Prefix basis · 1,094 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T680

Prefix basis · 1,094 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T680

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

  • 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 · Feb 5, 2024 – Jun 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around1RONALD JUNIOR DRAKE 361554R711297/TX
Sep 1, 2024TXIII · Driver-only13T CARRIER LLC 3615554R711297/TX
Jul 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around13T CARRIER LLC 3615554R711297/TX
Feb 15, 2024TXII · Walk-around23T CARRIER LLC 3615554R711297/TX
Feb 5, 2024ILII · Walk-around23T CARRIER LLC 3615554R711297/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RONALD JUNIOR DRAKE361554Jun 18, 2026Jun 18, 20261NC
3T CARRIER LLC3615554Feb 5, 2024Sep 1, 20244TX
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.
R711297TX1RONALD JUNIOR DRAKEJun 18, 2026Jun 18, 20261
R711297TX3T CARRIER LLCFeb 5, 2024Sep 1, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026