Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kenworth T680

1XKYD49X2GJ495891 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenAug 2, 2023
IA
Last seenAug 4, 2025
NE
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
1XKYD49X2GJ495891
Make
Kenworth
Model
T680
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
YD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
495891

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 · 43,483 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T680

Prefix basis · 43,483 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
2016

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 2, 2023 – Aug 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2025NEIII · Driver-only2SHINE EXPRESS LLC 3774564PZB6185/MN
May 30, 2025WIIII · Driver-only2SHINE EXPRESS LLC 3774564PAV3428/MN
Jan 14, 2025MNII · Walk-around11OOSSHINE EXPRESS LLC 3774564PAV3428/MN
Sep 23, 2024OHIII · Driver-only1BUDUL EXPRESS LLC 3353676PAV3428/MN
Feb 7, 2024MNIII · Driver-only0SHINE EXPRESS LLC 3774564PAV3428/MN
Aug 2, 2023IAII · Walk-around3OOSSHINE EXPRESS LLC 3774564PAV3428/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHINE EXPRESS LLC3774564Aug 2, 2023Aug 4, 20255MN
BUDUL EXPRESS LLC3353676Sep 23, 2024Sep 23, 20241MN
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.
PZB6185MNSHINE EXPRESS LLCAug 4, 2025Aug 4, 20251
PAV3428MNSHINE EXPRESS LLCAug 2, 2023May 30, 20254
PAV3428MNBUDUL EXPRESS LLCSep 23, 2024Sep 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026