Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Kenworth T8 Series

1XKDD40X8KR257680 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
T800
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections28
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 28
First seenAug 29, 2023
AZ
Last seenMay 11, 2026
AZ
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKDD40X8KR257680
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2019
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
DD40X

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
257680

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 · 734 decoded VINs at 92.0% prefix purity.

Model
T8 Series

Prefix basis · 734 decoded VINs at 92.0% prefix purity.

Model line
T800

Sourced label · prefix basis 734 decoded VINs at 92.0% 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
2019

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 · Aug 29, 2023 – May 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 11, 2026AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
May 11, 2026AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Nov 25, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Nov 14, 2025AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Oct 23, 2025AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Sep 23, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Sep 5, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Aug 19, 2025AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Jul 3, 2025AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Jun 13, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Apr 3, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Nov 19, 2024AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Oct 31, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Sep 23, 2024AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Aug 29, 2024AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Aug 1, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Jul 18, 2024AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Jun 4, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
May 14, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Apr 9, 2024AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Apr 8, 2024NMII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Feb 22, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Jan 11, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Dec 14, 2023AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Nov 7, 2023AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Oct 10, 2023AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Sep 7, 2023AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
Aug 29, 2023AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AJ30079/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC44064Aug 29, 2023May 11, 202628AZ
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.
AJ30079AZEMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLCAug 29, 2023May 11, 202628
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026