Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kenworth T8 Series

1NKDX4EX8GJ498574 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
13 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenAug 27, 2024
TN
Last seenSep 9, 2025
TN
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKDX4EX8GJ498574
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
498574

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
2016

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 · Aug 27, 2024 – Sep 9, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 9, 2025TNI · Full0ASHLAND STRONG PRODUCTS INC 36470865383H10/TN
Aug 21, 2025TNII · Walk-around0ASHLAND STRONG PRODUCTS INC 36470865383H10/TN
Apr 23, 2025TNII · Walk-around1OOSASHLAND STRONG PRODUCTS INC 36470865383H10/UK
Aug 28, 2024TNII · Walk-around0ASHLAND STRONG PRODUCTS INC 36470865383H10/UK
Aug 27, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0ASHLAND STRONG PRODUCTS INC 36470865383H10/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ASHLAND STRONG PRODUCTS INC3647086Aug 27, 2024Sep 9, 20255TN
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.
5383H10TNASHLAND STRONG PRODUCTS INCAug 27, 2024Sep 9, 20253
5383H10UKASHLAND STRONG PRODUCTS INCAug 28, 2024Apr 23, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026