Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

1996 Kenworth C500

2NK5LJ0X7TM198940 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenNov 4, 2025
CA
Last seenSep 28, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NK5LJ0X7TM198940
Make
Kenworth
Model
C500
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Sep 6, 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
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
198940

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.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Nov 4, 2025 – Sep 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 28, 2026CAII · Walk-around0—EFUEL LLC 288213598761E4/CA
Jun 5, 2026CAI · Full0—EFUEL LLC 288213598761E4/CA
Nov 4, 2025CAI · Full0—SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308498761E4/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EFUEL LLC2882135Jun 5, 2026Sep 28, 20262CA
SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC613084Nov 4, 2025Nov 4, 20251DE
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.
98761E4CA1EFUEL LLCJun 5, 2026 → Sep 28, 20262
98761E4CA—SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 4, 2025 → Nov 4, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 6, 2026