Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Kenworth T280

2NK3HM6X2SM399936 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
12 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenMay 20, 2025
MS
Last seenMay 4, 2026
AL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 12 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
2NK3HM6X2SM399936
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
Aug 2, 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
3HM6X

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
399936

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 · 586 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T280

Prefix basis · 586 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
2025

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 · May 20, 2025 – May 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 4, 2026ALIII · Driver-only5CBD HOLDINGS INC 4334024H494361/TN
Aug 18, 2025MOII · Walk-around2RAINBOW TRUCKING LLC 4297696H489140/TN
May 20, 2025MSII · Walk-around2OOSELITE CHEMICAL PAPER AND JANITORIAL COMPANY LLC 4217986TEMP/KS
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CBD HOLDINGS INC4334024May 4, 2026May 4, 20261TN
RAINBOW TRUCKING LLC4297696Aug 18, 2025Aug 18, 20251SC
ELITE CHEMICAL PAPER AND JANITORIAL COMPANY LLC4217986May 20, 2025May 20, 20251TN
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.
H494361TNCBD HOLDINGS INCMay 4, 2026May 4, 20261
H489140TNRAINBOW TRUCKING LLCAug 18, 2025Aug 18, 20251
TEMPKSELITE CHEMICAL PAPER AND JANITORIAL COMPANY LLCMay 20, 2025May 20, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026