Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Kenworth T480

2NK5LJ9X6RM385842 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenJan 13, 2025
NY
Last seenJul 22, 2026
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NK5LJ9X6RM385842
Make
Kenworth
Model
T480
Model year
2024
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
385842

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
2024

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 · Jan 13, 2025 – Jul 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2026MDII · Walk-around1OOSBEST MEXICAN FOODS INC 56742838586PF/NY
May 5, 2026NYI · Full7OOSBEST MEXICAN FOODS INC 56742838586PF/NY
Mar 17, 2026NYII · Walk-around0BEST MEXICAN FOODS INC 56742838586PF/NY
Nov 12, 2025MDII · Walk-around0BEST MEXICAN FOODS INC 56742838586PF/NY
Oct 22, 2025PAI · Full4OOSBEST MEXICAN FOODS INC 56742838586PF/NY
Sep 15, 2025NYII · Walk-around3BEST MEXICAN FOODS INC 56742828586PF/NY
May 28, 2025NYII · Walk-around1BEST MEXICAN FOODS INC 56742838586PF/NY
Mar 5, 2025MDII · Walk-around0BEST MEXICAN FOODS INC 56742838586PF/NY
Feb 3, 2025NYII · Walk-around3BEST MEXICAN FOODS INC 56742838586PF/NY
Jan 13, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0BEST MEXICAN FOODS INC 56742838486PF/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BEST MEXICAN FOODS INC567428Jan 13, 2025Jul 22, 202610NY
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.
38586PFNY1BEST MEXICAN FOODS INCFeb 3, 2025Jul 22, 20268
28586PFNYBEST MEXICAN FOODS INCSep 15, 2025Sep 15, 20251
38486PFNYBEST MEXICAN FOODS INCJan 13, 2025Jan 13, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026