Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kenworth T3 Series

2NKHLJ9X9JM214567 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenFeb 1, 2024
TX
Last seenJun 26, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NKHLJ9X9JM214567
Make
Kenworth
Model
T3 Series
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
214567

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
2018

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 · Feb 1, 2024 – Jun 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSRAILWORKS TRACK SYSTEMS LLC 261104K078230/TX
Mar 19, 2026TXI · Full2RAILWORKS TRACK SYSTEMS LLC 261104K078230/TX
Jan 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around1RAILWORKS TRACK SYSTEMS LLC 261104K078230/TX
Jul 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSRAILWORKS TRACK SYSTEMS LLC 261104K078230/TX
Oct 15, 2024TXI · Full4OOSRAILWORKS TRACK SYSTEMS LLC 261104K078230/TX
Aug 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around1RAILWORKS TRACK SYSTEMS LLC 261104K078230/TX
Feb 1, 2024TXI · Full6OOSRAILWORKS TRACK SYSTEMS LLC 261104K078230/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAILWORKS TRACK SYSTEMS LLC261104Feb 1, 2024Jun 26, 20267MN
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.
K078230TX1RAILWORKS TRACK SYSTEMS LLCFeb 1, 2024Jun 26, 20267
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026