Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kenworth T3 Series

2NKHLJ9X4HM160234 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenAug 17, 2023
ME
Last seenAug 14, 2025
ME
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
2NKHLJ9X4HM160234
Make
Kenworth
Model
T3 Series
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
HLJ9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
160234

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 · 791 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T3 Series

Prefix basis · 791 decoded VINs at 100.0% 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
2017

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 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · Aug 17, 2023 – Aug 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 14, 2025MEIII · Driver-only1NEW ENGLAND BAIT LLC 35703721D6678/ME
Nov 1, 2023MEI · Full0VALLEY DISTRIBUTORS INC 2965491D4440/ME
Aug 17, 2023MEI · Full2VALLEY DISTRIBUTORS INC 2965497C7691/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NEW ENGLAND BAIT LLC3570372Aug 14, 2025Aug 14, 20251ME
VALLEY DISTRIBUTORS INC296549Aug 17, 2023Nov 1, 20232ME
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.
1D6678MENEW ENGLAND BAIT LLCAug 14, 2025Aug 14, 20251
1D4440MEVALLEY DISTRIBUTORS INCNov 1, 2023Nov 1, 20231
7C7691MEVALLEY DISTRIBUTORS INCAug 17, 2023Aug 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026