Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Kenworth T8 Series

1NKDL40X2EJ389754 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
T800
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenFeb 28, 2024
CA
Last seenDec 23, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKDL40X2EJ389754
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2014
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
1NK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DL40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
389754

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 · 469 decoded VINs at 92.1% prefix purity.

Model
T8 Series

Prefix basis · 469 decoded VINs at 92.1% prefix purity.

Model line
T800

Sourced label · prefix basis 469 decoded VINs at 92.1% prefix purity.

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
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

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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

  • 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 28, 2024 – Dec 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 23, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1SMART ALTERNATIVE FUELS INC 2494278EP23709/CA
Sep 16, 2025CAI · Full0BRIAN T PHILLIPS 375058EP23709/CA
Jul 31, 2025CAII · Walk-around3BRIAN T PHILLIPS 375058EP16537/CA
Jun 24, 2025CAI · Full1BRIAN T PHILLIPS 375058EP16537/CA
Aug 29, 2024CAII · Walk-around3BRIAN T PHILLIPS 375058EP16537/CA
Aug 22, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0BRIAN T PHILLIPS 375058EP16537/CA
Jun 4, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0BRIAN T PHILLIPS 375058EP16537/CA
May 28, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only1BRIAN T PHILLIPS 375058EP16537/CA
Feb 28, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0BRIAN T PHILLIPS 375058EP16537/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMART ALTERNATIVE FUELS INC2494278Dec 23, 2025Dec 23, 20251CA
BRIAN T PHILLIPS375058Feb 28, 2024Sep 16, 20258CA
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.
EP23709CASMART ALTERNATIVE FUELS INCDec 23, 2025Dec 23, 20251
EP23709CABRIAN T PHILLIPSSep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251
EP16537CABRIAN T PHILLIPSFeb 28, 2024Jul 31, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026