Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Kenworth T680

1XKYD48X8KJ297486 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenMar 27, 2025
KY
Last seenJul 30, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKYD48X8KJ297486
Make
Kenworth
Model
T680
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
Jul 10, 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
YD48X

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
297486

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 · 462 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T680

Prefix basis · 462 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
T680

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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 27, 2025 – Jul 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1T GREAT TRANSPORTATION LLC 3838036ZP86546/CA
Jun 11, 2025UTII · Walk-around4ARMES TRANSPORTATION INC 4099618ZP00918/CA
May 6, 2025UTIII · Driver-only2ARMES TRANSPORTATION INC 4099618ZP00918/CA
Apr 21, 2025MTIII · Driver-only1OOSARMES TRANSPORTATION INC 4099618ZP00918/CA
Mar 27, 2025KYII · Walk-around1OOSARMES TRANSPORTATION INC 4099618ZP00918/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
T GREAT TRANSPORTATION LLC3838036Jul 30, 2026Jul 30, 20261CA
ARMES TRANSPORTATION INC4099618Mar 27, 2025Jun 11, 20254CA
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.
ZP86546CA1T GREAT TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 30, 2026Jul 30, 20261
ZP00918CAARMES TRANSPORTATION INCMar 27, 2025Jun 11, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 10, 2026