Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Kenworth T280

2NK3HM6X7SM169017 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
12 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJan 22, 2025
TN
Last seenJan 28, 2026
MO
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NK3HM6X7SM169017
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
169017

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 22, 2025 – Jan 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 28, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0REGAL DISTRIBUTING CO INC 186971ADF603/KS
Jun 25, 2025MOII · Walk-around1REGAL DISTRIBUTING CO INC 186971ADF603/KS
Jan 22, 2025TNI · Full1REGAL DISTRIBUTING CO INC 18697100000/KS
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
REGAL DISTRIBUTING CO INC186971Jan 22, 2025Jan 28, 20263KS
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.
ADF603KSREGAL DISTRIBUTING CO INCJun 25, 2025Jan 28, 20262
00000KSREGAL DISTRIBUTING CO INCJan 22, 2025Jan 22, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026