Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Kenworth T8 Series

1XKDA48X1EJ398042 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
T800
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJul 12, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 11, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKDA48X1EJ398042
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2014
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
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
1XK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DA48X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
398042

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 · 38 decoded VINs at 97.4% prefix purity.

Model
T8 Series

Prefix basis · 38 decoded VINs at 97.4% prefix purity.

Model line
T800

Sourced label · prefix basis 38 decoded VINs at 97.4% prefix purity.

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
2014

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T8 Series

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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

  • 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 12, 2023 – Mar 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 11, 2025CAII · Walk-around0BENJAMIN'S TRANSFER INC 1885419WP85116/CA
Jan 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around2BENJAMIN'S TRANSFER INC 1885419WP85116/CA
Jan 6, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSBENJAMIN'S TRANSFER INC 1885419WP85116/CA
Nov 19, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0BENJAMIN'S TRANSFER INC 1885419WP85116/CA
Jul 12, 2023CAII · Walk-around1BENJAMIN'S TRANSFER INC 1885419WP85116/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BENJAMIN'S TRANSFER INC1885419Jul 12, 2023Mar 11, 20255CA
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.
WP85116CABENJAMIN'S TRANSFER INCJul 12, 2023Mar 11, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026