Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kenworth K270/K370

3BKJHM6X5GF581229 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJun 29, 2023
NY
Last seenMay 19, 2026
PA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
3BKJHM6X5GF581229
Make
Kenworth
Model
K270/K370
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
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
JHM6X

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
581229

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
K270/K370

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 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)

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 · Jun 29, 2023 – May 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 19, 2026PAIII · Driver-only4ESCOBAR TRUCKING AND TRANSPORTATION LLC 4077941XLSX21/NJ
May 12, 2026PAIII · Driver-only4M E C B LLC 3678086XLSX21/NJ
Apr 27, 2026NJIII · Driver-only3M E C B LLC 3678086F887621/NJ
Oct 25, 2024NYI · Full9OOSSAFE ART SAT 96698368767MH/NY
Jan 11, 2024NYIII · Driver-only1SAFE ART SAT 96698368767MH/NY
Jun 29, 2023NYII · Walk-around3SAFE ART SAT 96698368767MH/NY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ESCOBAR TRUCKING AND TRANSPORTATION LLC4077941May 19, 2026May 19, 20261NJ
M E C B LLC3678086Apr 27, 2026May 12, 20262VA
SAFE ART SAT966983Jun 29, 2023Oct 25, 20243NY
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.
XLSX21NJESCOBAR TRUCKING AND TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 19, 2026May 19, 20261
XLSX21NJM E C B LLCMay 12, 2026May 12, 20261
F887621NJM E C B LLCApr 27, 2026Apr 27, 20261
68767MHNYSAFE ART SATJun 29, 2023Oct 25, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026