Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kenworth T680

3WKYDP9X1JF502438 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenAug 15, 2023
US
Last seenJul 7, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
3WKYDP9X1JF502438
Make
Kenworth
Model
T680
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
YDP9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
502438

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 · 334 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T680

Prefix basis · 334 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
2018

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 15, 2023 – Jul 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2025CAI · Full0CARLOS RENE CARDENAS OLMOS 30575179F69304/CA
Apr 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around1CARLOS RENE CARDENAS OLMOS 30575179F69304/CA
Oct 9, 2024USI · Full0CARLOS RENE CARDENAS OLMOS 30575179F69304/CA
Oct 9, 2024USI · Full0JOSE TRINIDAD GARCIA MEJIA 2318280ATB4474/CA
Oct 7, 2024CAI · Full2CARLOS RENE CARDENAS OLMOS 30575179F69304/CA
Apr 17, 2024CAI · Full4CARLOS RENE CARDENAS OLMOS 30575179F69304/CA
Jan 28, 2024CAII · Walk-around1CARLOS RENE CARDENAS OLMOS 30575179F69304/CA
Aug 15, 2023USIII · Driver-only0CARLOS RENE CARDENAS OLMOS 30575179F69304/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARLOS RENE CARDENAS OLMOS3057517Aug 15, 2023Jul 7, 20257CA
JOSE TRINIDAD GARCIA MEJIA2318280Oct 9, 2024Oct 9, 20241MX
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.
9F69304CACARLOS RENE CARDENAS OLMOSAug 15, 2023Jul 7, 20257
ATB4474CAJOSE TRINIDAD GARCIA MEJIAOct 9, 2024Oct 9, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026