Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Kenworth T8 Series

1XKDP4TX5LR401447 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJul 12, 2023
SC
Last seenJun 21, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKDP4TX5LR401447
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
1XK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DP4TX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
401447

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
2020

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T8 Series

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 12, 2023 – Jun 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 21, 2026GAIII · Driver-only2ECT ACQUISITION LLC 3976011VV9491/NC
Apr 8, 2026MTIII · Driver-only1ECT ACQUISITION LLC 3976011VV9491/NC
Jan 13, 2026VAIII · Driver-only2ECT ACQUISITION LLC 3976011VV9491/NC
Nov 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSECT ACQUISITION LLC 3976011VV9491/NC
Oct 30, 2023SCIII · Driver-only1JOHN E LINK TRUCKING INC 587786NH5270/NC
Jul 12, 2023SCIII · Driver-only2JOHN E LINK TRUCKING INC 587786NH5270/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ECT ACQUISITION LLC3976011Nov 17, 2025Jun 21, 20264NC
JOHN E LINK TRUCKING INC587786Jul 12, 2023Oct 30, 20232NC
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.
VV9491NC1ECT ACQUISITION LLCNov 17, 2025Jun 21, 20264
NH5270NCJOHN E LINK TRUCKING INCJul 12, 2023Oct 30, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026