Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kenworth K270/K370

3BKJHM6X1JF581865 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenJul 24, 2023
MD
Last seenAug 11, 2026
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
3BKJHM6X1JF581865
Make
Kenworth
Model
K270/K370
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
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
3BK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JHM6X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
581865

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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
K270/K370

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)

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 · Jul 24, 2023 – Aug 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 11, 2026NYI · Full0PLEASE B SEATED INC 241000194687NC/NY
Jul 14, 2025NYIII · Driver-only1OOSPAPER ENTERPRISES INC 35103494687NC/NY
Sep 5, 2024CTIII · Driver-only0PAPER ENTERPRISES INC 35103494687NC/NY
Feb 23, 2024NJII · Walk-around1OOSPAPER ENTERPRISES INC 35103494687NC/NY
Feb 1, 2024MDII · Walk-around0PAPER ENTERPRISES INC 35103494687NC/NY
Dec 7, 2023MDI · Full0PAPER ENTERPRISES INC 35103494687NC/NY
Oct 5, 2023MDII · Walk-around0PAPER ENTERPRISES INC 35103494687NC/NY
Sep 11, 2023MDII · Walk-around0PAPER ENTERPRISES INC 35103494687NC/NY
Aug 24, 2023CTI · Full0PAPER ENTERPRISES INC 35103494687NC/NY
Jul 25, 2023CTII · Walk-around0PAPER ENTERPRISES INC 35103494687NC/NY
Jul 24, 2023MDII · Walk-around0PAPER ENTERPRISES INC 35103494687NC/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PLEASE B SEATED INC2410001Aug 11, 2026Aug 11, 20261NY
PAPER ENTERPRISES INC351034Jul 24, 2023Jul 14, 202510NY
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.
94687NCNY1PLEASE B SEATED INCAug 11, 2026Aug 11, 20261
94687NCNYPAPER ENTERPRISES INCJul 24, 2023Jul 14, 202510
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026