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2005 Kenworth T600

3WKADU9X15F081309 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenOct 17, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 19, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3WKADU9X15F081309
Make
Kenworth
Model
T600
Model year
2005
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
ADU9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
081309

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
2005

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T600

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 · Oct 17, 2023 – May 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around0CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518R110727/TX
May 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around1CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518R110727/TX
Mar 5, 2026COIII · Driver-only2CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518R110727/TX
Feb 17, 2026NMIII · Driver-only1CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518R110727/TX
May 13, 2025TXI · Full0CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518R110727/TX
May 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSCARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518R110727/TX
Feb 14, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518R110727/TX
Oct 17, 2023TXI · Full2OOSCARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518R110727/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC152518Oct 17, 2023May 19, 20268IL
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.
R110727TXCARDINAL TRANSPORT INCOct 17, 2023May 19, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026