Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Kenworth T880

1NKZX4TX8KJ281091 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under4
35 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 13
First seenJul 14, 2023
NJ
Last seenJun 11, 2026
NJ
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 35 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
1NKZX4TX8KJ281091
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 16, 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
ZX4TX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
281091

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 · 2,638 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T880

Prefix basis · 2,638 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 · Jul 14, 2023 – Jun 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 11, 2026NJIII · Driver-only0ECUATRANS MELB LLC 4177596XSSD72/NJ
May 15, 2026NJII · Walk-around0ECUATRANS MELB LLC 4177596XSSD72/NJ
Apr 23, 2026NJII · Walk-around2ECUATRANS MELB LLC 4177596XSSD72/NJ
Jun 5, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1JC LIFE TRUCKING LLC 3687615AZ891J/NJ
Apr 14, 2025NJII · Walk-around6OOSLTY LOGISTICS LLC 3455783AZ891J/NJ
Oct 15, 2024NJII · Walk-around2JC LIFE TRUCKING LLC 3687615AZ241E/NJ
Sep 20, 2024NJIII · Driver-only1JC LIFE TRUCKING LLC 3687615AZ241E/NJ
Jul 22, 2024NJII · Walk-around1JC LIFE TRUCKING LLC 3687615AZ241E/NJ
Jul 11, 2024NJII · Walk-around1JC LIFE TRUCKING LLC 3687615C265347/NJ
Oct 31, 2023NJIII · Driver-only0RODRIGUEZ EXPRESS LLC 2638054AY513L/NJ
Aug 24, 2023NJII · Walk-around2RODRIGUEZ EXPRESS LLC 2638054AY513L/NJ
Aug 17, 2023NJII · Walk-around5RODRIGUEZ EXPRESS LLC 2638054AY513L/NJ
Jul 14, 2023NJII · Walk-around1RODRIGUEZ EXPRESS LLC 2638054AY513L/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ECUATRANS MELB LLC4177596Apr 23, 2026Jun 11, 20263NJ
JC LIFE TRUCKING LLC3687615Jul 11, 2024Jun 5, 20255NJ
LTY LOGISTICS LLC3455783Apr 14, 2025Apr 14, 20251NJ
RODRIGUEZ EXPRESS LLC2638054Jul 14, 2023Oct 31, 20234NJ
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.
XSSD72NJECUATRANS MELB LLCApr 23, 2026Jun 11, 20263
AZ891JNJJC LIFE TRUCKING LLCJun 5, 2025Jun 5, 20251
AZ891JNJLTY LOGISTICS LLCApr 14, 2025Apr 14, 20251
AZ241ENJJC LIFE TRUCKING LLCJul 22, 2024Oct 15, 20243
C265347NJJC LIFE TRUCKING LLCJul 11, 2024Jul 11, 20241
AY513LNJRODRIGUEZ EXPRESS LLCJul 14, 2023Oct 31, 20234
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026