Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kenworth T8 Series

3BKDX4TX3GF488620 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenApr 26, 2024
NJ
Last seenJun 24, 2026
NJ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
3BKDX4TX3GF488620
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
DX4TX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
488620

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T8 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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Apr 26, 2024 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026NJII · Walk-around8THE KIDS XPRESS CORP 3402105AZ885H/NJ
May 8, 2026NJII · Walk-around1THE KIDS XPRESS CORP 3402105AZ885H/NJ
Mar 23, 2026NJII · Walk-around1THE KIDS XPRESS CORP 3402105AZ885H/NJ
Feb 4, 2025NJII · Walk-around5THE KIDS XPRESS CORP 3402105AZ885H/NJ
Aug 30, 2024NJII · Walk-around4OOSBELTRAN CONTRACTORS INC 1911077AX780N/NJ
May 10, 2024NJII · Walk-around5OOSBELTRAN CONTRACTORS INC 1911077AX780N/NJ
Apr 26, 2024NJII · Walk-around5OOSBELTRAN CONTRACTORS INC 1911077AX780N/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THE KIDS XPRESS CORP3402105Feb 4, 2025Jun 24, 20264NJ
BELTRAN CONTRACTORS INC1911077Apr 26, 2024Aug 30, 20243NJ
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.
AZ885HNJ1THE KIDS XPRESS CORPFeb 4, 2025Jun 24, 20264
AX780NNJBELTRAN CONTRACTORS INCApr 26, 2024Aug 30, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026