Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kenworth T880

1NKZLP0XXMJ430198 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenJun 29, 2023
NC
Last seenNov 13, 2025
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
1NKZLP0XXMJ430198
Make
Kenworth
Model
T880
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
ZLP0X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
430198

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 · 946 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T880

Prefix basis · 946 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T880

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

  • 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 · Jun 29, 2023 – Nov 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 13, 2025NCII · Walk-around0UNITED AMERICAN STEEL COMPANY INC 12695673874629/IN
Jan 16, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0WESTERN PIEDMONT METAL INC 12206842980576/IN
Oct 31, 2024VAI · Full9OOSWESTERN PIEDMONT METAL INC 12206842980576/IN
Oct 15, 2024NCII · Walk-around1OOSWESTERN PIEDMONT METAL INC 12206842980576/IN
Jul 25, 2024NCIII · Driver-only1WESTERN PIEDMONT METAL INC 12206842980576/IN
May 22, 2024VAI · Full10OOSWESTERN PIEDMONT METAL INC 12206842980576/IN
May 8, 2024VAI · Full5WESTERN PIEDMONT METAL INC 12206842980576/IN
Nov 28, 2023NCII · Walk-around1WESTERN PIEDMONT METAL INC 12206842980576/IN
Sep 21, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0WESTERN PIEDMONT METAL INC 12206842980576/IN
Aug 2, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0WESTERN PIEDMONT METAL INC 12206842980576/IN
Jun 29, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0WESTERN PIEDMONT METAL INC 12206842980576/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNITED AMERICAN STEEL COMPANY INC1269567Nov 13, 2025Nov 13, 20251NC
WESTERN PIEDMONT METAL INC1220684Jun 29, 2023Jan 16, 202510NC
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.
3874629INUNITED AMERICAN STEEL COMPANY INCNov 13, 2025Nov 13, 20251
2980576INWESTERN PIEDMONT METAL INCJun 29, 2023Jan 16, 202510
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026