Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Kenworth T280

2NK3HJ6X8RM345436 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJul 3, 2023
LA
Last seenMar 30, 2026
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
2NK3HJ6X8RM345436
Make
Kenworth
Model
T280
Model year
2024
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
345436

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.

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
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T280

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)

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 · Jul 3, 2023 – Mar 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 30, 2026ALIII · Driver-only0GATEWAY TIRE BIRMINGHAM 3548465A494766/MS
Jun 3, 2025LAII · Walk-around0HESSELBEIN TIRE COMPANY INC 268056A526557/MS
Jan 30, 2025MSI · Full0HESSELBEIN TIRE COMPANY INC 268056A526557/MS
Sep 26, 2024LAIII · Driver-only4HESSELBEIN TIRE COMPANY INC 268056A526557/MS
Jul 7, 2023LAI · Full0HESSELBEIN TIRE COMPANY INC 268056A494766/MS
Jul 3, 2023LAIII · Driver-only0HESSELBEIN TIRE COMPANY INC 268056A494766/MS
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GATEWAY TIRE BIRMINGHAM3548465Mar 30, 2026Mar 30, 20261AL
HESSELBEIN TIRE COMPANY INC268056Jul 3, 2023Jun 3, 20255MS
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.
A494766MSGATEWAY TIRE BIRMINGHAMMar 30, 2026Mar 30, 20261
A526557MSHESSELBEIN TIRE COMPANY INCSep 26, 2024Jun 3, 20253
A494766MSHESSELBEIN TIRE COMPANY INCJul 3, 2023Jul 7, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026