Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Kenworth T8 Series

1NKDL49XXFJ455889 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
T800
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenNov 28, 2023
GA
Last seenNov 13, 2025
GA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKDL49XXFJ455889
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 25, 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
DL49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
455889

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 · 157 decoded VINs at 91.1% prefix purity.

Model
T8 Series

Prefix basis · 157 decoded VINs at 91.1% prefix purity.

Model line
T800

Sourced label · prefix basis 157 decoded VINs at 91.1% 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
2015

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 · Nov 28, 2023 – Nov 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 13, 2025GAV · Vehicle-only0RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY INC 356491C073EI/GA
Nov 22, 2024GAI · Full0RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY INC 356491C073EI/GA
Nov 28, 2023GAI · Full0RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY INC 356491C073EI/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY INC356491Nov 28, 2023Nov 13, 20253GA
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.
C073EIGARECOVERY TECHNOLOGY INCNov 28, 2023Nov 13, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 25, 2026