Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Kenworth T800

1NKDL49X8RR315622 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
T800
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenSep 18, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 28, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKDL49X8RR315622
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
Jul 6, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
315622

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 · Sep 18, 2023 – Aug 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 28, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0MEL DAWSON INC 64683929211T3/CA
Apr 30, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0MEL DAWSON INC 64683929200T3/CA
Oct 18, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0MEL DAWSON INC 64683929211T3/CA
May 15, 2024CAI · Full0MEL DAWSON INC 64683929211T3/CA
Sep 18, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0MEL DAWSON INC 64683929211T3/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 INC646839Sep 18, 2023Aug 28, 20265CA
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.
29211T3CA1MEL DAWSON INCSep 18, 2023Aug 28, 20264
29200T3CAMEL DAWSON INCApr 30, 2025Apr 30, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026