Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Kenworth 548CH

2NKHHM6X0PM241897 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenSep 15, 2023
TN
Last seenFeb 4, 2025
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
2NKHHM6X0PM241897
Make
Kenworth
Model
548CH
Model year
1993
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
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
HHM6X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
241897

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.

Make
KENWORTH

Prefix basis · 2,103 decoded VINs at 97.4% prefix purity.

Model
T3 Series

Prefix basis · 2,103 decoded VINs at 97.4% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
1993

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
548CH

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 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • 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 · Sep 15, 2023 – Feb 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 4, 2025GAIII · Driver-only0SOUTHERN GROWER INC 724353232698/KS
Nov 23, 2024TNIII · Driver-only1SOUTHERN GROWER INC 724353232698/KS
Oct 18, 2024ALII · Walk-around4OOSSOUTHERN GROWER INC 724353232698/KS
Nov 16, 2023GAIII · Driver-only0BUCKHEAD MEAT COMPANY 288247232698/KS
Oct 19, 2023FLII · Walk-around2BUCKHEAD MEAT COMPANY 288247232698/KS
Sep 15, 2023TNIII · Driver-only0BUCKHEAD MEAT COMPANY 288247232698/KS
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTHERN GROWER INC724353Oct 18, 2024Feb 4, 20253GA
BUCKHEAD MEAT COMPANY288247Sep 15, 2023Nov 16, 20233GA
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.
232698KSSOUTHERN GROWER INCOct 18, 2024Feb 4, 20253
232698KSBUCKHEAD MEAT COMPANYSep 15, 2023Nov 16, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026