Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kenworth T880

1NKZLP9X2MJ453901 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJul 5, 2023
CA
Last seenNov 17, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
1NKZLP9X2MJ453901
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 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
ZLP9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
453901

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
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 · Jul 5, 2023 – Nov 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around0BATTLE CREEK TIMBER LLC 416821132966D4/CA
Apr 24, 2025CAI · Full0BATTLE CREEK TIMBER LLC 416821132966D4/CA
Apr 30, 2024CAI · Full2BATTLE CREEK TIMBER LLC 416821148928U3/CA
Apr 29, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0BATTLE CREEK TIMBER LLC 416821148928U3/CA
Jul 5, 2023CAI · Full1MUSE TRUCKING INC 511078EP09954/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BATTLE CREEK TIMBER LLC4168211Apr 29, 2024Nov 17, 20254CA
MUSE TRUCKING INC511078Jul 5, 2023Jul 5, 20231CA
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.
32966D4CABATTLE CREEK TIMBER LLCApr 24, 2025Nov 17, 20252
48928U3CABATTLE CREEK TIMBER LLCApr 29, 2024Apr 30, 20242
EP09954CAMUSE TRUCKING INCJul 5, 2023Jul 5, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026