Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Kenworth T800

1NKDL49X3RR328777 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
T800
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenNov 12, 2024
CA
Last seenAug 12, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKDL49X3RR328777
Make
Kenworth
Model
T800
Model year
1994
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
1NK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DL49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
328777

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 · 157 decoded VINs at 91.1% prefix purity.

Model
T8 Series

Prefix basis · 157 decoded VINs at 91.1% prefix purity.

Model line
T800

Sourced label · prefix basis 157 decoded VINs at 91.1% prefix purity.

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
1994

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T800

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 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • 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 12, 2024 – Aug 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 12, 2026CAII · Walk-around0MEL DAWSON INC 64683972891T3/CA
Dec 9, 2025CAII · Walk-around0MEL DAWSON INC 64683972891T3/CA
Oct 28, 2025CAII · Walk-around0MEL DAWSON INC 64683972891T3/CA
Sep 16, 2025CAII · Walk-around0MEL DAWSON INC 64683972891T3/CA
Sep 8, 2025CAII · Walk-around0MEL DAWSON INC 64683972891T3/CA
Nov 12, 2024CAI · Full1MEL DAWSON INC 64683972891T3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MEL DAWSON INC646839Nov 12, 2024Aug 12, 20266CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
72891T3CA1MEL DAWSON INCNov 12, 2024Aug 12, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026