Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Kenworth T480

2NK5LJ0X8SM167694 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenApr 8, 2025
AL
Last seenApr 23, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NK5LJ0X8SM167694
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
Jun 25, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
167694

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 8, 2025 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1PARK&PARK LLC 42833081217136/AL
Feb 4, 2026GAIII · Driver-only2OOSPARK&PARK LLC 42833081217136/AL
Oct 3, 2025GAIII · Driver-only2PARK&PARK LLC 42833081217136/AL
Jul 30, 2025ALII · Walk-around4OOSPARK DISTRIBUTING INC 29667941217136/AL
Jul 15, 2025GAII · Walk-around3OOSPARK DISTRIBUTING INC 29667941217136/AL
Apr 8, 2025ALII · Walk-around4PARK DISTRIBUTING INC 29667941217136/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PARK&PARK LLC4283308Oct 3, 2025Apr 23, 20263AL
PARK DISTRIBUTING INC2966794Apr 8, 2025Jul 30, 20253AL
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.
1217136ALPARK&PARK LLCOct 3, 2025Apr 23, 20263
1217136ALPARK DISTRIBUTING INCApr 8, 2025Jul 30, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026