Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kenworth T8 Series

1XKDD4EX3MR443235 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 14
First seenFeb 28, 2024
NM
Last seenApr 8, 2026
AZ
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKDD4EX3MR443235
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
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
1XK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DD4EX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
443235

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2021

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Feb 28, 2024 – Apr 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 8, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AL11227/AZ
Apr 7, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AL11227/AZ
Jan 28, 2026AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AL11227/AZ
Jan 23, 2026AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AL11227/AZ
Dec 18, 2025AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AL11227/AZ
Oct 30, 2025AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AL11227/AZ
Feb 4, 2025AZII · Walk-around1EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AL11227/AZ
Jan 30, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AL11227/AZ
Nov 1, 2024AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AL11227/AZ
Sep 16, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AL11227/AZ
Aug 29, 2024AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AL11227/AZ
Aug 15, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AL11227/AZ
Aug 1, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AL11227/AZ
Feb 28, 2024NMII · Walk-around1EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AL11227/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 LLC44064Feb 28, 2024Apr 8, 202614AZ
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.
AL11227AZEMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLCFeb 28, 2024Apr 8, 202614
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026