Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kenworth T280

2NK3HM6X8PM260420 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenAug 4, 2023
IN
Last seenJul 30, 2026
AL
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NK3HM6X8PM260420
Make
Kenworth
Model
T280
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
260420

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
2023

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 · Aug 4, 2023 – Jul 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2026ALI · Full3OOSHOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INC 443653H483741/TN
Apr 24, 2026TNI · Full0HOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INC 443653H483741/TN
Dec 12, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0HOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INC 443653H483741/TN
Jul 29, 2025ALIII · Driver-only1HOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INC 443653H483741/TN
Apr 30, 2025NCII · Walk-around0HOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INC 443653H468711/TN
Mar 26, 2025GAIII · Driver-only2HOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INC 443653H483741/TN
Jan 3, 2025KYII · Walk-around1HOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INC 443653H483741/TN
Sep 16, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0HOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INC 443653H483741/TN
Feb 23, 2024TNI · Full0HOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INC 443653H468711/TN
Jan 30, 2024TNI · Full0HOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INC 443653H468711/UK
Aug 4, 2023INI · Full1HOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INC 443653H468711/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INC443653Aug 4, 2023Jul 30, 202611TN
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.
H483741TN1HOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INCSep 16, 2024Jul 30, 20267
H468711TNHOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INCAug 4, 2023Apr 30, 20253
H468711UKHOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INCJan 30, 2024Jan 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026