Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1995 Kenworth C500

3BK5HM8X8SF400891 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenJan 3, 2025
US
Last seenJul 31, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
3BK5HM8X8SF400891
Make
Kenworth
Model
C500
Model year
1995
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
400891

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
1995

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 · Jan 3, 2025 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026USI · Full1ERIKA LOPEZ MERCHAN 406022748BC2N/MX
Jun 16, 2026USI · Full3ERIKA LOPEZ MERCHAN 406022748BC2N/MX
Mar 18, 2026USI · Full2ERIKA LOPEZ MERCHAN 406022748BC2N/MX
Oct 8, 2025TXI · Full0ERIKA LOPEZ MERCHAN 406022748BC2N/MX
Sep 26, 2025USI · Full1ERIKA LOPEZ MERCHAN 406022748BC2N/MX
Sep 18, 2025USII · Walk-around2JOSE ALFREDO HERNANDEZ ANDRADE 251392248BC2N/MX
Sep 17, 2025USI · Full3ERIKA LOPEZ MERCHAN 406022748BC2N/MX
Sep 2, 2025USI · Full1ERIKA LOPEZ MERCHAN 406022748BC2N/MX
May 28, 2025TXI · Full4OOSERIKA LOPEZ MERCHAN 406022748BC2N/MX
Jan 3, 2025USI · Full1ERIKA LOPEZ MERCHAN 406022748BC2N/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ERIKA LOPEZ MERCHAN4060227Jan 3, 2025Jul 31, 20269TA
JOSE ALFREDO HERNANDEZ ANDRADE2513922Sep 18, 2025Sep 18, 20251TA
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.
48BC2NMX1ERIKA LOPEZ MERCHANJan 3, 2025Jul 31, 20269
48BC2NMXJOSE ALFREDO HERNANDEZ ANDRADESep 18, 2025Sep 18, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026