Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kenworth T3 Series

2NKHHM6X5MM459197 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
14 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMar 8, 2024
DE
Last seenMay 6, 2025
PA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 14 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
2NKHHM6X5MM459197
Make
Kenworth
Model
T3 Series
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
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
HHM6X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
459197

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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T3 Series

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 · Mar 8, 2024 – May 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 6, 2025PAI · Full0BANG BROTHERS TOWING AND TRANSPORT INC 3517868ZSX4727/PA
Apr 9, 2024MDI · Full0SMK TRANSPORT INC 3517878ZSX4727/PA
Mar 8, 2024DEII · Walk-around1RICARDO HERNANDEZ INC 2918567ZSX4727/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BANG BROTHERS TOWING AND TRANSPORT INC3517868May 6, 2025May 6, 20251PA
SMK TRANSPORT INC3517878Apr 9, 2024Apr 9, 20241CA
RICARDO HERNANDEZ INC2918567Mar 8, 2024Mar 8, 20241PA
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.
ZSX4727PABANG BROTHERS TOWING AND TRANSPORT INCMay 6, 2025May 6, 20251
ZSX4727PASMK TRANSPORT INCApr 9, 2024Apr 9, 20241
ZSX4727PARICARDO HERNANDEZ INCMar 8, 2024Mar 8, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026