Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Kenworth T800

1NKDL40X53J385260 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
T800
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenOct 5, 2023
PA
Last seenJan 20, 2026
PA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKDL40X53J385260
Make
Kenworth
Model
T800
Model year
2003
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 6, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
385260

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
2003

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T800

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 5, 2023 – Jan 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 20, 2026PAIII · Driver-only0JOSEPH SCOTT KOVATTO 690262ZVA6471/PA
Oct 29, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0JOSEPH SCOTT KOVATTO 690262ZVA6471/PA
Jun 26, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1JOSEPH SCOTT KOVATTO 690262ZVA6471/PA
Oct 5, 2023PAII · Walk-around0JOSEPH SCOTT KOVATTO 690262ZVA6471/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSEPH SCOTT KOVATTO690262Oct 5, 2023Jan 20, 20264PA
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.
ZVA6471PAJOSEPH SCOTT KOVATTOOct 5, 2023Jan 20, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026