Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1982 Kenworth 548CH

3WKHDN9X3CF380253 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenNov 8, 2023
US
Last seenMar 25, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3WKHDN9X3CF380253
Make
Kenworth
Model
548CH
Model year
1982
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 8, 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
HDN9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
380253

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
1982

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
548CH

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 · Nov 8, 2023 – Mar 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around1AUTO TRANSPORTES FRONTERIZOS DE CARGA SA DE CV 555834883ES7/MX
Feb 20, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0AUTO TRANSPORTES FRONTERIZOS DE CARGA SA DE CV 555834833ES7/TA
Nov 8, 2023USI · Full8OOSAUTO TRANSPORTES FRONTERIZOS DE CARGA SA DE CV 555834883ES7/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AUTO TRANSPORTES FRONTERIZOS DE CARGA SA DE CV555834Nov 8, 2023Mar 25, 20253TA
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.
883ES7MXAUTO TRANSPORTES FRONTERIZOS DE CARGA SA DE CVNov 8, 2023Mar 25, 20252
833ES7TAAUTO TRANSPORTES FRONTERIZOS DE CARGA SA DE CVFeb 20, 2024Feb 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026