Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Kenworth T4 Series

3BKBLJ9X9KF278069 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJun 19, 2023
CA
Last seenDec 26, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
3BKBLJ9X9KF278069
Make
Kenworth
Model
T4 Series
Model year
2019
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
3BK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BLJ9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
278069

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 · 41 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T4 Series

Prefix basis · 41 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
2019

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T4 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 · Jun 19, 2023 – Dec 26, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 26, 2025CAI · Full1SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308459087P2/CA
Mar 20, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308459087P2/CA
Jun 19, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0HUNT OIL OF CALIFORNIA 243268259087P2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC613084Mar 20, 2025Dec 26, 20252DE
HUNT OIL OF CALIFORNIA2432682Jun 19, 2023Jun 19, 20231CA
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.
59087P2CASENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 20, 2025Dec 26, 20252
59087P2CAHUNT OIL OF CALIFORNIAJun 19, 2023Jun 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026