Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Kenworth C500

3BK5HM8X4RF400056 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenSep 8, 2024
US
Last seenJul 30, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3BK5HM8X4RF400056
Make
Kenworth
Model
C500
Model year
1994
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
3BK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
5HM8X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
400056

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 · 52 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
C500

Prefix basis · 52 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
1994

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
C500

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 · Sep 8, 2024 – Jul 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2026USIII · Driver-only0BENEFIT LOGISTICS SA DE CV 418187968BC3X/MX
Jul 20, 2026USI · Full1BENEFIT LOGISTICS SA DE CV 418187968BC3X/MX
Jan 7, 2026USI · Full4BENEFIT LOGISTICS SA DE CV 418187968BC3X/MX
Dec 4, 2025USI · Full3BENEFIT LOGISTICS SA DE CV 418187968BC3X/MX
Oct 22, 2024USI · Full1BENEFIT LOGISTICS SA DE CV 418187968BC3X/MX
Sep 8, 2024USIII · Driver-only0BENEFIT LOGISTICS SA DE CV 418187968BC3X/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BENEFIT LOGISTICS SA DE CV4181879Sep 8, 2024Jul 30, 20266NL
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.
68BC3XMX1BENEFIT LOGISTICS SA DE CVSep 8, 2024Jul 30, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026