Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kenworth T3 Series

3BKHHM8X3MF321841 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections24
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 24
First seenJul 27, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 2, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
3BKHHM8X3MF321841
Make
Kenworth
Model
T3 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
Jun 14, 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
HHM8X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
321841

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
T3 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 · Jul 27, 2023 – Jul 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 2, 2026USI · Full4OOSGERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ 106499897AR1P/MX
May 13, 2026USIII · Driver-only1GERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ 106499897AR1P/MX
Apr 16, 2026USI · Full3OOSGERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ 106499897AR1P/MX
Apr 1, 2026TXII · Walk-around1GERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ 106499897AR1P/MX
Jan 28, 2026TXI · Full0GERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ 106499897AR1P/TA
Jan 7, 2026USI · Full3GERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ 106499897AR1P/MX
Oct 15, 2025USI · Full2OOSGERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ 106499897AR1P/MX
Jul 9, 2025TXI · Full1GERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ 106499897AR1P/MX
May 9, 2025TXI · Full1GERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ 106499897AR1P/MX
Feb 26, 2025TXIII · Driver-only2GERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ 106499897AR1P/MX
Jan 8, 2025TXIII · Driver-only1GERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ 106499897AR1P/MX
Dec 21, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0GERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ 106499897AR1P/MX
Jul 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSGERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ 106499897AR1P/MX
Jun 27, 2024TXI · Full0GERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ 106499897AR1P/MX
May 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around0GERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ 106499897AR1P/MX
Apr 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around1GERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ 106499897AR1P/MX
Mar 5, 2024USI · Full0GERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ 106499897AR1P/TA
Feb 6, 2024TXI · Full1GERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ 106499897AR1P/TA
Jan 26, 2024TXI · Full2GERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ 106499897AR1P/MX
Dec 6, 2023TXI · Full1GERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ 106499897AR1P/TA
Nov 28, 2023TXII · Walk-around2OOSGERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ 106499897AR1P/MX
Aug 26, 2023USII · Walk-around0TRANSPORTES CANALES S A DE C V 55889997AR1P/TA
Aug 1, 2023USI · Full4GERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ 106499897AR1P/MX
Jul 27, 2023TXIII · Driver-only0GERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ 106499897AR1P/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZ1064998Jul 27, 2023Jul 2, 202623TA
TRANSPORTES CANALES S A DE C V558899Aug 26, 2023Aug 26, 20231TA
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.
97AR1PMX1GERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZJul 27, 2023Jul 2, 202619
97AR1PTAGERARDO ZAPATA RAMIREZDec 6, 2023Jan 28, 20264
97AR1PTATRANSPORTES CANALES S A DE C VAug 26, 2023Aug 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026