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2025 Kenworth T480

2NK5LJ9X9SM151278 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
13 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenNov 27, 2024
DC
Last seenDec 27, 2025
DC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NK5LJ9X9SM151278
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
5LJ9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
151278

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 · Nov 27, 2024 – Dec 27, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 27, 2025DCIII · Driver-only0NEXT DAY DUMPSTERS DMV LLC 2907715453E69/MD
Oct 22, 2025DCIII · Driver-only0NEXT DAY DUMPSTERS DMV LLC 2907715453E69/MD
Nov 27, 2024DCIII · Driver-only1NEXT DAY DUMPSTERS DMV LLC 2907715453E69/MD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NEXT DAY DUMPSTERS DMV LLC2907715Nov 27, 2024Dec 27, 20253MD
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.
453E69MDNEXT DAY DUMPSTERS DMV LLCNov 27, 2024Dec 27, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026