Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Kenworth T480

2NK5LJ9X1SM152957 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenOct 16, 2024
CA
Last seenApr 8, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NK5LJ9X1SM152957
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 17, 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
5LJ9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
152957

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 · Oct 16, 2024 – Apr 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 8, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2HONG BROTHERS INC 265335347197A4/CA
Dec 3, 2025CAI · Full6HONG BROTHERS INC 265335347197A4/CA
Jul 11, 2025CAI · Full0HONG BROTHERS INC 265335347197A4/CA
May 21, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0HONG BROTHERS INC 265335347197A4/CA
May 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around0HONG BROTHERS INC 265335347197A4/CA
Apr 24, 2025CAI · Full1HONG BROTHERS INC 265335347197A4/CA
Apr 11, 2025CAI · Full2OOSHONG BROTHERS INC 265335347197A4/CA
Mar 28, 2025CAI · Full1HONG BROTHERS INC 265335347197A4/CA
Feb 27, 2025CAII · Walk-around0HONG BROTHERS INC 265335347197A4/CA
Feb 12, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1HONG BROTHERS INC 265335347197A4/CA
Dec 6, 2024CAI · Full0HONG BROTHERS INC 265335347197A4/CA
Oct 16, 2024CAI · Full2HONG BROTHERS INC 265335347197A4/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HONG BROTHERS INC2653353Oct 16, 2024Apr 8, 202612CA
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.
47197A4CAHONG BROTHERS INCOct 16, 2024Apr 8, 202612
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026