Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kenworth T880

1NKZXPEX3JJ216937 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under4
36 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJun 22, 2023
NC
Last seenJun 11, 2026
SC
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 36 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
1NKZXPEX3JJ216937
Make
Kenworth
Model
T880
Model year
2018
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
ZXPEX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
216937

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 · 822 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T880

Prefix basis · 822 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
2018

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 22, 2023 – Jun 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 11, 2026SCII · Walk-around3OOSWESTERN PIEDMONT METAL INC 12206843917021/IN
May 11, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0UNITED AMERICAN STEEL COMPANY INC 12695673917021/IN
Feb 14, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0MARION ENVIRONMENTAL INC 9005672980569/IN
Feb 13, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1MARION ENVIRONMENTAL INC 9005672980569/IN
Jun 22, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0QUALITATIVE STRATEGIES LLC 35670202980569/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WESTERN PIEDMONT METAL INC1220684Jun 11, 2026Jun 11, 20261NC
UNITED AMERICAN STEEL COMPANY INC1269567May 11, 2026May 11, 20261NC
MARION ENVIRONMENTAL INC900567Feb 13, 2025Feb 14, 20252TN
QUALITATIVE STRATEGIES LLC3567020Jun 22, 2023Jun 22, 20231SC
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.
3917021INWESTERN PIEDMONT METAL INCJun 11, 2026Jun 11, 20261
3917021INUNITED AMERICAN STEEL COMPANY INCMay 11, 2026May 11, 20261
2980569INMARION ENVIRONMENTAL INCFeb 13, 2025Feb 14, 20252
2980569INQUALITATIVE STRATEGIES LLCJun 22, 2023Jun 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026