Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Kenworth T480

2NK5LJ0X7SM151194 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
7 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMay 13, 2025
OK
Last seenDec 8, 2025
CO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 7 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NK5LJ0X7SM151194
Make
Kenworth
Model
T480
Model year
2025
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
5LJ0X

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
151194

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
T480

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 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 13, 2025 – Dec 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 8, 2025COIII · Driver-only2HERC RENTALS INC 372163P295564/LA
Jul 23, 2025COIII · Driver-only0H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES INC 171507P295564/LA
May 13, 2025OKI · Full0KENWORTH OF SOUTH LOUISIANA LLC 2031108TR1267/LA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HERC RENTALS INC372163Dec 8, 2025Dec 8, 20251FL
H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES INC171507Jul 23, 2025Jul 23, 20251LA
KENWORTH OF SOUTH LOUISIANA LLC2031108May 13, 2025May 13, 20251LA
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.
P295564LAHERC RENTALS INCDec 8, 2025Dec 8, 20251
P295564LAH&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES INCJul 23, 2025Jul 23, 20251
TR1267LAKENWORTH OF SOUTH LOUISIANA LLCMay 13, 2025May 13, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026