Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kenworth T3 Series

3BKHHM8X5HF312791 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 11
First seenMay 29, 2024
US
Last seenApr 20, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3BKHHM8X5HF312791
Make
Kenworth
Model
T3 Series
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
312791

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
2017

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 29, 2024 – Apr 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 20, 2026USI · Full3ERIK JAVIER ORTIZ CHAVEZ 295635845AD7Y/MX
Mar 11, 2026USI · Full5ERIK JAVIER ORTIZ CHAVEZ 295635845AD7Y/MX
Feb 11, 2026USI · Full3ERIK JAVIER ORTIZ CHAVEZ 295635845AD7Y/MX
Jan 20, 2026USI · Full4ERIK JAVIER ORTIZ CHAVEZ 295635845AD7Y/MX
Jul 25, 2025USI · Full2ERIK JAVIER ORTIZ CHAVEZ 295635845AD7Y/MX
Jul 11, 2025USI · Full2ERIK JAVIER ORTIZ CHAVEZ 295635845AD7Y/MX
Jun 9, 2025USI · Full1ERIK JAVIER ORTIZ CHAVEZ 295635845AD7Y/MX
Mar 27, 2025USI · Full3ERIK JAVIER ORTIZ CHAVEZ 295635845AD7Y/MX
Feb 25, 2025USI · Full1ERIK JAVIER ORTIZ CHAVEZ 295635845AD7Y/MX
Nov 4, 2024USI · Full3ERIK JAVIER ORTIZ CHAVEZ 295635845AD7Y/MX
May 29, 2024USI · Full3ERIK JAVIER ORTIZ CHAVEZ 295635845AD7Y/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ERIK JAVIER ORTIZ CHAVEZ2956358May 29, 2024Apr 20, 202611NL
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.
45AD7YMXERIK JAVIER ORTIZ CHAVEZMay 29, 2024Apr 20, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026