Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Kenworth T3 Series

2NKHHM6X7CM298494 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 9
First seenJul 14, 2023
CA
Last seenDec 19, 2025
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
2NKHHM6X7CM298494
Make
Kenworth
Model
T3 Series
Model year
2012
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
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
HHM6X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
298494

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
2012

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 14, 2023 – Dec 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 19, 2025CAI · Full5OOSSTATEWIDE TOWING INC 441250943983E4/CA
Jul 10, 2025CAI · Full6OOSDD&E FAMILY ENTERPRISES INC 305737298666A1/CA
Jun 10, 2025CAI · Full8D & E TRANSPORT 334071598666A1/CA
Jun 3, 2025CAI · Full4DD&E FAMILY ENTERPRISES INC 305737298666A1/CA
Nov 18, 2024CAIII · Driver-only4OOSD & E TRANSPORT 334071598666A1/CA
May 30, 2024CAIII · Driver-only4OOSD & E TRANSPORT 334071598666A1/CA
May 7, 2024CAII · Walk-around3OOSD & E TRANSPORT 334071598666A1/CA
Aug 25, 2023CAI · Full0D & E TRANSPORT 334071598666A1/CA
Jul 14, 2023CAII · Walk-around1OOSD & E TRANSPORT 334071598666A1/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STATEWIDE TOWING INC4412509Dec 19, 2025Dec 19, 20251CA
DD&E FAMILY ENTERPRISES INC3057372Jun 3, 2025Jul 10, 20252CA
D & E TRANSPORT3340715Jul 14, 2023Jun 10, 20256CA
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.
43983E4CASTATEWIDE TOWING INCDec 19, 2025Dec 19, 20251
98666A1CADD&E FAMILY ENTERPRISES INCJun 3, 2025Jul 10, 20252
98666A1CAD & E TRANSPORTJul 14, 2023Jun 10, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026