Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kenworth T8 Series

1NKDX4TX7HJ168204 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
T800
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenSep 13, 2023
NJ
Last seenDec 5, 2025
NJ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
1NKDX4TX7HJ168204
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
DX4TX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
168204

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 · 453 decoded VINs at 95.8% prefix purity.

Model
T8 Series

Prefix basis · 453 decoded VINs at 95.8% prefix purity.

Model line
T800

Sourced label · prefix basis 453 decoded VINs at 95.8% 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
2017

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 · Sep 13, 2023 – Dec 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 5, 2025NJII · Walk-around1ECUATRANS MELB LLC 4177596XSHV87/NJ
Sep 10, 2025NJII · Walk-around3JV SERVICES LLC 3260012AZ301V/NJ
Aug 29, 2025NJII · Walk-around6OOSJV SERVICES LLC 3260012AZ301V/NJ
Sep 30, 2024NJII · Walk-around0JV SERVICES LLC 3260012AX377J/NJ
Jun 7, 2024NJII · Walk-around1JV SERVICES LLC 3260012AX377J/NJ
Nov 15, 2023NJIII · Driver-only0JV SERVICES LLC 3260012AX377J/NJ
Sep 13, 2023NJIII · Driver-only0JV SERVICES LLC 3260012AX377J/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ECUATRANS MELB LLC4177596Dec 5, 2025Dec 5, 20251NJ
JV SERVICES LLC3260012Sep 13, 2023Sep 10, 20256NJ
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.
XSHV87NJECUATRANS MELB LLCDec 5, 2025Dec 5, 20251
AZ301VNJJV SERVICES LLCAug 29, 2025Sep 10, 20252
AX377JNJJV SERVICES LLCSep 13, 2023Sep 30, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026