Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kenworth T3 Series

3WKHD59X0MF320982 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenNov 9, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 21, 2025
US
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3WKHD59X0MF320982
Make
Kenworth
Model
T3 Series
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
HD59X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
320982

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.

Make
KENWORTH

Prefix basis · 53 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T3 Series

Prefix basis · 53 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T3 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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 9, 2023 – Aug 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 21, 2025USI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AP2M/MX
May 12, 2025USI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AP2M/MX
Apr 4, 2025USIII · Driver-only0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AP2M/MX
Mar 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AP2M/MX
Feb 28, 2025TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AP2M/DF
Feb 2, 2024TXI · Full2OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AP2M/MX
Jan 19, 2024NMII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AP2M/MX
Dec 14, 2023USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AP2M/MX
Nov 9, 2023USII · Walk-around1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AP2M/CI
Nov 9, 2023TXI · Full2OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AP2M/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV847349Nov 9, 2023Aug 21, 202510CI
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.
52AP2MMXCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVNov 9, 2023Aug 21, 20258
52AP2MDFCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVFeb 28, 2025Feb 28, 20251
52AP2MCICARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVNov 9, 2023Nov 9, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026