Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kenworth T680

1XKYD49X8GJ497676 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenDec 6, 2023
NM
Last seenApr 27, 2026
PA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
1XKYD49X8GJ497676
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 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
1XK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
YD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
497676

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 6, 2023 – Apr 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 27, 2026PAIII · Driver-only24J EXPRESS LLC 1428391R820274/TX
Apr 27, 2026PAIII · Driver-only24J EXPRESS LLC 1428391R820274/TX
Mar 10, 2026NMIII · Driver-only04J EXPRESS LLC 1428391R820274/TX
Feb 5, 2026AZI · Full34J EXPRESS LLC 1428391R820274/TX
Jan 27, 2026NMIII · Driver-only04J EXPRESS LLC 1428391R820274/TX
Jun 16, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0HARE EXPRESS LLC 4144941R450555/TX
Jun 16, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0BORDERTOWN TRANSPORTATION INC 669458R450555/TX
Feb 6, 2025SDII · Walk-around1OOSBORDERTOWN TRANSPORTATION INC 669458R450555/TX
Nov 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around6BORDERTOWN TRANSPORTATION INC 669458R450555/TX
Jul 10, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0BORDERTOWN TRANSPORTATION INC 669458R450555/TX
Dec 6, 2023NMII · Walk-around2BORDERTOWN TRANSPORTATION INC 669458R450555/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
4J EXPRESS LLC1428391Jan 27, 2026Apr 27, 20265TX
BORDERTOWN TRANSPORTATION INC669458Dec 6, 2023Jun 16, 20255TX
HARE EXPRESS LLC4144941Jun 16, 2025Jun 16, 20251MT
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.
R820274TX14J EXPRESS LLCJan 27, 2026Apr 27, 20265
R450555TX1BORDERTOWN TRANSPORTATION INCDec 6, 2023Jun 16, 20255
R450555TXHARE EXPRESS LLCJun 16, 2025Jun 16, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026