Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Kenworth C500

3WK5DJ9X4TF402367 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
11 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenJun 12, 2025
US
Last seenMay 12, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3WK5DJ9X4TF402367
Make
Kenworth
Model
C500
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
3WK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
5DJ9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
402367

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
1996

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
C500

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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 · Jun 12, 2025 – May 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around2ARALO EXPRESS SA DE CV 288245428BJ2V/MX
Apr 29, 2026USI · Full1ARALO EXPRESS SA DE CV 288245428BJ2V/MX
Jan 26, 2026USII · Walk-around3ARALO EXPRESS SA DE CV 288245428BJ2V/MX
Dec 9, 2025USI · Full4ARALO EXPRESS SA DE CV 288245428BJ2V/MX
Aug 20, 2025TXI · Full1ARALO EXPRESS SA DE CV 288245428BJ2V/MX
Aug 14, 2025TXI · Full0ARALO EXPRESS SA DE CV 288245428BJ2V/MX
Jul 29, 2025TXI · Full0ARALO EXPRESS SA DE CV 288245428BJ2V/MX
Jun 12, 2025USI · Full1ARALO EXPRESS SA DE CV 288245428BJ2V/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARALO EXPRESS SA DE CV2882454Jun 12, 2025May 12, 20268GJ
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.
28BJ2VMXARALO EXPRESS SA DE CVJun 12, 2025May 12, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026