Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Kenworth 548CH

2NKHHM6X8PM241940 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenOct 15, 2023
MS
Last seenJun 25, 2026
OK
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NKHHM6X8PM241940
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
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
241940

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 15, 2023 – Jun 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 25, 2026OKI · Full6OOSLIPMAN-TEXAS LLC 2309962TZW0021/TX
Nov 8, 2023MSIII · Driver-only0LIPMAN-TEXAS LLC 2309962SMT8685/TX
Oct 15, 2023MSIII · Driver-only0LIPMAN-TEXAS LLC 2309962SMT8685/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LIPMAN-TEXAS LLC2309962Oct 15, 2023Jun 25, 20263TX
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.
TZW0021TX1LIPMAN-TEXAS LLCJun 25, 2026Jun 25, 20261
SMT8685TXLIPMAN-TEXAS LLCOct 15, 2023Nov 8, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026