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2025 Kenworth T280

2NK3HJ6X2SM162183 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 2
First seenDec 4, 2024
MD
Last seenApr 22, 2026
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NK3HJ6X2SM162183
Make
Kenworth
Model
T280
Model year
2025
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Sep 6, 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
2NK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
3HJ6X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
162183

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 · 67 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T280

Prefix basis · 67 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.

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 · Dec 4, 2024 – Apr 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 22, 2026MDI · Full2OOST & E TOOLS LLC 12828263GM3775/MD
Dec 4, 2024MDII · Walk-around2OOST & E TOOLS LLC 1282826011145A11/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
T & E TOOLS LLC1282826Dec 4, 2024Apr 22, 20262MD
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.
3GM3775MD—T & E TOOLS LLCApr 22, 2026 → Apr 22, 20261
011145A11IL—T & E TOOLS LLCDec 4, 2024 → Dec 4, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 6, 2026