Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Kenworth T880

1NKZLP9X0KJ278450 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenNov 17, 2023
CA
Last seenDec 3, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
1NKZLP9X0KJ278450
Make
Kenworth
Model
T880
Model year
2019
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
ZLP9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
278450

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 · 170 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T880

Prefix basis · 170 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
2019

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 · Nov 17, 2023 – Dec 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 3, 2025CAII · Walk-around0SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308459086P2/CA
Nov 20, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308459086P2/CA
Apr 25, 2025CAI · Full0SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308459086P2/CA
Apr 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around1SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308459086P2/CA
Nov 19, 2024CAII · Walk-around0HUNT & SONS LLC 401967859086P2/CA
Oct 28, 2024CAI · Full0HUNT & SONS LLC 401967859086P2/CA
Jun 21, 2024CAI · Full0HUNT & SONS LLC 401967859086P2/CA
Nov 17, 2023CAI · Full0HUNT & SONS LLC 401967859086P2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC613084Apr 10, 2025Dec 3, 20254DE
HUNT & SONS LLC4019678Nov 17, 2023Nov 19, 20244CA
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.
59086P2CASENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 10, 2025Dec 3, 20254
59086P2CAHUNT & SONS LLCNov 17, 2023Nov 19, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026