Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kenworth T3 Series

2NKHHM6X9GM481501 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenSep 18, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 11, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NKHHM6X9GM481501
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 16, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
481501

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 · Sep 18, 2023 – Jul 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 11, 2025CAI · Full0I PONY EXPRESS LLC 392237983582A/NV
Mar 27, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0I PONY EXPRESS LLC 392237983582A/NV
Dec 16, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSI PONY EXPRESS LLC 392237983582A/NV
Nov 11, 2024CAII · Walk-around1I PONY EXPRESS LLC 392237983582A/NV
Oct 30, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0I PONY EXPRESS LLC 392237983582A/NV
Oct 25, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0I PONY EXPRESS LLC 392237983582A/CA
Sep 26, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0I PONY EXPRESS LLC 392237983582A/NV
Sep 25, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1I PONY EXPRESS LLC 392237993582A/NV
Aug 28, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0I PONY EXPRESS LLC 392237983582A/CA
Aug 7, 2024CAI · Full1I PONY EXPRESS LLC 392237983582A/NV
Jun 12, 2024CAI · Full0I PONY EXPRESS LLC 392237983582A/NV
Sep 18, 2023CAII · Walk-around0I PONY EXPRESS LLC 392237983582A/NV
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
I PONY EXPRESS LLC3922379Sep 18, 2023Jul 11, 202512NV
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.
83582ANVI PONY EXPRESS LLCSep 18, 2023Jul 11, 20259
83582ACAI PONY EXPRESS LLCAug 28, 2024Oct 25, 20242
93582ANVI PONY EXPRESS LLCSep 25, 2024Sep 25, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026