Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kenworth T8 Series

3BKDX4TX5GF488621 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenOct 12, 2023
NJ
Last seenMar 26, 2026
NJ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3BKDX4TX5GF488621
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
488621

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 12, 2023 – Mar 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2026NJII · Walk-around10OOSM C S EXPRESS CORP 2975614AX505D/NJ
Mar 26, 2026NJII · Walk-around10OOSM C S EXPRESS CORP 2975614AX505D/NJ
Feb 27, 2026NJII · Walk-around2KIRK'S SEPTIC TANK INC 2975164AX505D/NJ
Apr 9, 2025NJII · Walk-around0BELTRAN CONTRACTORS INC 1911077AX781N/NJ
Apr 1, 2024NJIII · Driver-only3BELTRAN CONTRACTORS INC 1911077AX781N/NJ
Nov 14, 2023NJIII · Driver-only0BELTRAN CONTRACTORS INC 1911077AX781N/NJ
Oct 12, 2023NJII · Walk-around9OOSBELTRAN CONTRACTORS INC 1911077AX781N/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
M C S EXPRESS CORP2975614Mar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20262NJ
KIRK'S SEPTIC TANK INC2975164Feb 27, 2026Feb 27, 20261FL
BELTRAN CONTRACTORS INC1911077Oct 12, 2023Apr 9, 20254NJ
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.
AX505DNJ1M C S EXPRESS CORPMar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20262
AX505DNJKIRK'S SEPTIC TANK INCFeb 27, 2026Feb 27, 20261
AX781NNJBELTRAN CONTRACTORS INCOct 12, 2023Apr 9, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026