Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1992 Kenworth T800

3BKDL40X7NF497009 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
T800
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 13
First seenJul 31, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 24, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
3BKDL40X7NF497009
Make
Kenworth
Model
T800
Model year
1992
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
DL40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
497009

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 · 182 decoded VINs at 91.8% prefix purity.

Model
T8 Series

Prefix basis · 182 decoded VINs at 91.8% prefix purity.

Model line
T800

Sourced label · prefix basis 182 decoded VINs at 91.8% prefix purity.

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
1992

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T800

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

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 31, 2023 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026CAI · Full0RALPH W METCALF 3310745ZP23286/CA
Dec 29, 2025CAII · Walk-around0RALPH W METCALF 3310745ZP23286/CA
Sep 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around0RALPH W METCALF 3310745ZP23286/CA
Sep 5, 2025CAI · Full1OOSRALPH W METCALF 3310745ZP23286/CA
Jun 30, 2025CAII · Walk-around0RALPH W METCALF 3310745ZP23286/CA
Dec 7, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSMICHAEL R NORWOOD 705255ZP23286/CA
Aug 13, 2024CAI · Full0RALPH W METCALF 331074534479H3/CA
May 25, 2024CAI · Full0RALPH W METCALF 331074534479H3/CA
Oct 31, 2023CAI · Full0RALPH W METCALF 331074534479H3/CA
Oct 26, 2023CAI · Full1OOSRALPH W METCALF 331074534479H3/CA
Sep 7, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0RALPH W METCALF 331074534479H3/CA
Aug 25, 2023CAI · Full2OOSRALPH W METCALF 331074534479H3/CA
Jul 31, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0RALPH W METCALF 331074534479H3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RALPH W METCALF3310745Jul 31, 2023Jun 24, 202612CA
MICHAEL R NORWOOD705255Dec 7, 2024Dec 7, 20241CA
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.
ZP23286CA1RALPH W METCALFJun 30, 2025Jun 24, 20265
ZP23286CAMICHAEL R NORWOODDec 7, 2024Dec 7, 20241
34479H3CARALPH W METCALFJul 31, 2023Aug 13, 20247
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026