Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kenworth T8 Series

3WKDD40X2GF493204 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections20
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 20
First seenJun 19, 2023
AZ
Last seenMay 26, 2026
AZ
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3WKDD40X2GF493204
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
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
3WK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DD40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
493204

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
T8 Series

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 19, 2023 – May 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 26, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AG78007/AZ
May 19, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AG78007/AZ
Apr 17, 2026AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AG78007/AZ
Apr 16, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AG78007/AZ
Apr 15, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AG78007/AZ
Apr 14, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AG78007/AZ
Feb 27, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AG78007/AZ
Feb 20, 2026AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AG78007/AZ
Feb 11, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AG78007/AZ
Jan 19, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AG78007/AZ
Apr 5, 2024AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AG78007/AZ
Dec 19, 2023AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AG78007/AZ
Nov 21, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AG78007/AZ
Oct 10, 2023AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AG78007/AZ
Sep 29, 2023AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AG78007/AZ
Aug 29, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AG78007/AZ
Jul 27, 2023AZI · Full0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AG78007/AZ
Jul 24, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AG78007/AZ
Jul 11, 2023AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AG78007/AZ
Jun 19, 2023AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064AG78007/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC44064Jun 19, 2023May 26, 202620AZ
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.
AG78007AZEMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLCJun 19, 2023May 26, 202620
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026