Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Kenworth T3 Series

2NKHHM7X4KM281780 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenSep 1, 2023
KS
Last seenAug 11, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
2NKHHM7X4KM281780
Make
Kenworth
Model
T3 Series
Model year
2019
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
HHM7X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
281780

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 · 636 decoded VINs at 98.3% prefix purity.

Model
T3 Series

Prefix basis · 636 decoded VINs at 98.3% 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
2019

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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 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 1, 2023 – Aug 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 11, 2025CAI · Full1IMPERIAL RECYCLING CORP 298406324703D4/CA
Apr 7, 2025DEIII · Driver-only2OOSIMPERIAL RECYCLING CORP 29840634314089/PA
Jan 23, 2024ALII · Walk-around1PALFINGER USA LLC 2426738PWJ1221/OH
Sep 1, 2023KSII · Walk-around0PALFINGER USA LLC 2426738PWJ1221/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
IMPERIAL RECYCLING CORP2984063Apr 7, 2025Aug 11, 20252CA
PALFINGER USA LLC2426738Sep 1, 2023Jan 23, 20242OH
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.
24703D4CAIMPERIAL RECYCLING CORPAug 11, 2025Aug 11, 20251
4314089PAIMPERIAL RECYCLING CORPApr 7, 2025Apr 7, 20251
PWJ1221OHPALFINGER USA LLCSep 1, 2023Jan 23, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026