Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2022 Kenworth T880

1NKZX4EX5NJ487079 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenSep 28, 2023
MD
Last seenSep 9, 2026
MD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKZX4EX5NJ487079
Make
Kenworth
Model
T880
Model year
2022
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Nov 5, 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
ZX4EX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
487079

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 · 691 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T880

Prefix basis · 691 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
2022

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 · Sep 28, 2023 – Sep 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 9, 2026MDII · Walk-around0—NELSONS LLC 1729794E72801D/MD
May 20, 2026MDII · Walk-around1—NELSONS LLC 1729794E72801D/MD
Apr 10, 2026MDII · Walk-around3—NELSONS LLC 1729794E72801D/MD
Oct 9, 2025MDII · Walk-around1—NELSONS LLC 1729794E72801D/MD
Oct 8, 2025MDII · Walk-around1—NELSONS LLC 1729794E72801D/MD
Aug 4, 2025DEIII · Driver-only3—NELSONS LLC 1729794E72801D/MD
Jun 25, 2025MDII · Walk-around2—NELSONS LLC 1729794E72801D/MD
Apr 14, 2025MDII · Walk-around2—NELSONS LLC 1729794E72801D/MD
Feb 24, 2025MDII · Walk-around1—NELSONS LLC 1729794E72801D/MD
Sep 28, 2023MDII · Walk-around0—RITE ENTERPRISES 2813212E63670D/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NELSONS LLC1729794Feb 24, 2025Sep 9, 20269MD
RITE ENTERPRISES2813212Sep 28, 2023Sep 28, 20231MD
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.
E72801DMD1NELSONS LLCFeb 24, 2025 → Sep 9, 20269
E63670DMD—RITE ENTERPRISESSep 28, 2023 → Sep 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Nov 5, 2026