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2012 Kenworth T8 Series

1NKDX4EX2CR954452 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 16
First seenSep 5, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 24, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKDX4EX2CR954452
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2012
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
DX4EX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
954452

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2012

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Sep 5, 2023 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026CAI · Full0DAVE RICHARDSON TRUCKING LLC 2893073YASH902/OR
Jun 22, 2026CAI · Full7OOSDAVE RICHARDSON TRUCKING LLC 2893073YASH902/OR
Jan 27, 2026CAI · Full3OOSDAVE RICHARDSON TRUCKING LLC 2893073YASH902/OR
Dec 15, 2025CAI · Full2DAVE RICHARDSON TRUCKING LLC 2893073YASH902/OR
Apr 22, 2025CAI · Full1DAVE RICHARDSON TRUCKING LLC 2893073YASH902/OR
Feb 12, 2025CAII · Walk-around2DAVE RICHARDSON TRUCKING LLC 2893073YASH902/OR
Jan 16, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0DAVE RICHARDSON TRUCKING LLC 2893073YASH902/OR
Jan 14, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0DAVE RICHARDSON TRUCKING LLC 2893073YASH902/OR
Dec 5, 2024CAI · Full4DAVE RICHARDSON TRUCKING LLC 2893073YASH902/OR
Sep 27, 2024CAI · Full1DAVE RICHARDSON TRUCKING LLC 2893073YASH902/OR
Jun 10, 2024CAI · Full0DAVE RICHARDSON TRUCKING LLC 2893073YASH902/OR
May 2, 2024CAI · Full2DAVE RICHARDSON TRUCKING LLC 2893073YASH902/OR
Jan 9, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0DAVE RICHARDSON TRUCKING LLC 2893073YASH902/OR
Dec 4, 2023CAI · Full2DAVE RICHARDSON TRUCKING LLC 2893073YASH902/OR
Oct 24, 2023CAI · Full2DAVE RICHARDSON TRUCKING LLC 2893073YASH902/CA
Sep 5, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0DAVE RICHARDSON TRUCKING LLC 2893073YASH902/OR
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAVE RICHARDSON TRUCKING LLC2893073Sep 5, 2023Jun 24, 202616OR
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.
YASH902OR1DAVE RICHARDSON TRUCKING LLCSep 5, 2023Jun 24, 202615
YASH902CADAVE RICHARDSON TRUCKING LLCOct 24, 2023Oct 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026