Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Kenworth T680

1XKYD49X5NJ473073 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenAug 8, 2023
KY
Last seenFeb 6, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1XKYD49X5NJ473073
Make
Kenworth
Model
T680
Model year
2022
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
YD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
473073

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 · 43,483 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T680

Prefix basis · 43,483 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
2022

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 8, 2023 – Feb 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 6, 2026CAI · Full0LION SHIELD TRANS INC 2955746ZP10489/CA
Oct 17, 2025CAI · Full0LION SHIELD TRANS INC 2955746ZP10489/CA
Sep 1, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1LION SHIELD TRANS INC 2955746ZP10489/CA
Jul 14, 2025CAIII · Driver-only3OOSLION SHIELD TRANS INC 2955746ZP10489/CA
Jul 8, 2025CAI · Full1LION SHIELD TRANS INC 2955746ZP10489/CA
Jul 2, 2025NVII · Walk-around2OOSLION SHIELD TRANS INC 2955746ZP10489/CA
Dec 18, 2024UTIII · Driver-only1LION SHIELD TRANS INC 2955746ZP10489/CA
Sep 27, 2024CAI · Full0LION SHIELD TRANS INC 2955746ZP10489/CA
Aug 8, 2023KYI · Full1OOSJ TRANS INCORPORATED 2926183271003/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LION SHIELD TRANS INC2955746Sep 27, 2024Feb 6, 20268CA
J TRANS INCORPORATED292618Aug 8, 2023Aug 8, 20231IN
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.
ZP10489CALION SHIELD TRANS INCSep 27, 2024Feb 6, 20268
3271003INJ TRANS INCORPORATEDAug 8, 2023Aug 8, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026