Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Kenworth T680

3WKYD79X8KF506892 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenJun 17, 2023
CA
Last seenDec 4, 2024
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3WKYD79X8KF506892
Make
Kenworth
Model
T680
Model year
2019
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
YD79X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
506892

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 · 65 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T680

Prefix basis · 65 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
2019

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T680

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 · Jun 17, 2023 – Dec 4, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 4, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSMEKSA TRANSPORT INC 4071712R689198/TX
Aug 13, 2024TXI · Full6OOSMEKSA TRANSPORT INC 4071712R689198/TX
Jul 24, 2024TXII · Walk-around0MEKSA TRANSPORT INC 4071712R689198/TX
Jun 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around5OOSMEKSA TRANSPORT INC 4071712R689198/TX
Feb 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around3MEKSA TRANSPORT INC 4071712R689198/TX
Nov 22, 2023KYI · Full3MEKSA TRANSPORT INC 4071712R689198/TX
Jun 17, 2023CAI · Full3S C TRANSPORT INC 1537446XP29486/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MEKSA TRANSPORT INC4071712Nov 22, 2023Dec 4, 20246TX
S C TRANSPORT INC1537446Jun 17, 2023Jun 17, 20231CA
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.
R689198TXMEKSA TRANSPORT INCNov 22, 2023Dec 4, 20246
XP29486CAS C TRANSPORT INCJun 17, 2023Jun 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026