Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kenworth T8 Series

3BKDX4TX6MF453940 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenApr 17, 2024
FL
Last seenOct 23, 2025
FL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3BKDX4TX6MF453940
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
453940

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
2021

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 17, 2024 – Oct 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 23, 2025FLII · Walk-around1OOSC & M CONTRACTING TRUCKING INC 589188DD21HU/FL
Mar 31, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0C & M CONTRACTING TRUCKING INC 589188DD21HU/FL
Sep 10, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0C & M CONTRACTING TRUCKING INC 589188DB50GI/FL
Apr 17, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0C & M CONTRACTING TRUCKING INC 589188DB50GI/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
C & M CONTRACTING TRUCKING INC589188Apr 17, 2024Oct 23, 20254FL
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.
DD21HUFLC & M CONTRACTING TRUCKING INCMar 31, 2025Oct 23, 20252
DB50GIFLC & M CONTRACTING TRUCKING INCApr 17, 2024Sep 10, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026