Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Kenworth T8 Series

3WKDD40X9CF837699 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
8 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenNov 18, 2023
US
Last seenJul 31, 2024
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 8 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
3WKDD40X9CF837699
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2012
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
DD40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
837699

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
2012

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 18, 2023 – Jul 31, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2024TXII · Walk-around4JOSE EDUARDO ESPINOZA GUAJARDO 130522697AJ2K/MX
May 13, 2024USII · Walk-around5JOSE EDUARDO ESPINOZA GUAJARDO 130522697AJ2K/TX
Mar 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around2JOSE EDUARDO ESPINOZA GUAJARDO 130522697AJ2K/TA
Feb 10, 2024USII · Walk-around1JOSE EDUARDO ESPINOZA GUAJARDO 130522697AJ2K/MX
Jan 16, 2024USIII · Driver-only0AUTOS LIQUIDOS VAZQUEZ SA DE CV 171007797AJ2K/MX
Dec 14, 2023USII · Walk-around3OOSJOSE EDUARDO ESPINOZA GUAJARDO 130522697AJ2K/MX
Nov 18, 2023USII · Walk-around2OOSAUTOS LIQUIDOS VAZQUEZ SA DE CV 171007797AJ2K/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE EDUARDO ESPINOZA GUAJARDO1305226Dec 14, 2023Jul 31, 20245TA
AUTOS LIQUIDOS VAZQUEZ SA DE CV1710077Nov 18, 2023Jan 16, 20242TA
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.
97AJ2KMXJOSE EDUARDO ESPINOZA GUAJARDODec 14, 2023Jul 31, 20243
97AJ2KTXJOSE EDUARDO ESPINOZA GUAJARDOMay 13, 2024May 13, 20241
97AJ2KTAJOSE EDUARDO ESPINOZA GUAJARDOMar 2, 2024Mar 2, 20241
97AJ2KMXAUTOS LIQUIDOS VAZQUEZ SA DE CVNov 18, 2023Jan 16, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026