Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Kenworth T8 Series

1NKDXBTX3BJ285970 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMar 22, 2024
KY
Last seenApr 17, 2025
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKDXBTX3BJ285970
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2011
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
DXBTX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
285970

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
2011

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 22, 2024 – Apr 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 17, 2025KYII · Walk-around0HI TOP ASPHALT HAULING LLC 4374805D2J656/KY
Apr 14, 2025KYII · Walk-around0HI TOP ASPHALT HAULING LLC 4374805D2J656/KY
Mar 22, 2024KYIII · Driver-only3J & SON EXCAVATING LLC 3995415D2J650/KY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HI TOP ASPHALT HAULING LLC4374805Apr 14, 2025Apr 17, 20252KY
J & SON EXCAVATING LLC3995415Mar 22, 2024Mar 22, 20241KY
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.
D2J656KYHI TOP ASPHALT HAULING LLCApr 14, 2025Apr 17, 20252
D2J650KYJ & SON EXCAVATING LLCMar 22, 2024Mar 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 25, 2026