Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Kenworth T280

2NK3HM6XXSM161638 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
10 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenAug 31, 2025
GA
Last seenJun 13, 2026
GA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NK3HM6XXSM161638
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
161638

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 · Aug 31, 2025 – Jun 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 13, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1A GARCIA TRUCKING AND PRODUCE LLC 2197555ZLU016/GA
Mar 2, 2026GAI · Full0A GARCIA TRUCKING AND PRODUCE LLC 2197555Z1U016/GA
Aug 31, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1OOSA GARCIA TRUCKING AND PRODUCE LLC 2197555ZLU016/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A GARCIA TRUCKING AND PRODUCE LLC2197555Aug 31, 2025Jun 13, 20263GA
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.
ZLU016GA1A GARCIA TRUCKING AND PRODUCE LLCAug 31, 2025Jun 13, 20262
Z1U016GAA GARCIA TRUCKING AND PRODUCE LLCMar 2, 2026Mar 2, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026