Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kenworth T3 Series

2NKHHM6X6GM120436 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenDec 5, 2024
TN
Last seenNov 18, 2025
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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
2NKHHM6X6GM120436
Make
Kenworth
Model
T3 Series
Model year
2016
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
120436

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
2016

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 · Dec 5, 2024 – Nov 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 18, 2025ALIII · Driver-only3RUIZ TRANSPORT LLC 4436893L6X471/KY
Oct 16, 2025ALIII · Driver-only1OOSRUIZ TRANSPORT LLC 4436893L6X471/KY
Aug 12, 2025FLIII · Driver-only3OOSBONNE TRANSPORTATION LLC 4244212L6X471/KY
Jul 2, 2025NMI · Full1OOSBONNE TRANSPORTATION LLC 4244212L6X471/TN
Jun 30, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1BONNE TRANSPORTATION LLC 4244212L6X471/KY
Dec 5, 2024TNI · Full4OOSBONNE TRANSPORTATION LLC 4244212L6X471/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RUIZ TRANSPORT LLC4436893Oct 16, 2025Nov 18, 20252KY
BONNE TRANSPORTATION LLC4244212Dec 5, 2024Aug 12, 20254KY
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.
L6X471KYRUIZ TRANSPORT LLCOct 16, 2025Nov 18, 20252
L6X471KYBONNE TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 5, 2024Aug 12, 20253
L6X471TNBONNE TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 2, 2025Jul 2, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026