Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kenworth T3 Series

2NKHHM6X5JM184314 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenMay 14, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 2, 2025
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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
2NKHHM6X5JM184314
Make
Kenworth
Model
T3 Series
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
2NK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
HHM6X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
184314

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 · 2,103 decoded VINs at 97.4% prefix purity.

Model
T3 Series

Prefix basis · 2,103 decoded VINs at 97.4% 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T3 Series

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 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)

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 · May 14, 2024 – Apr 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 2, 2025NYII · Walk-around2RUFFSON LOGISTIC LLC 3480971C725HR/TN
Feb 23, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0RUFFSON LOGISTIC LLC 3480971C725HR/TN
Feb 3, 2025INI · Full1KK EXPRESS LLC 3589612C725HR/TN
Nov 17, 2024WYII · Walk-around2OOSKK EXPRESS LLC 3589612C725HR/TN
Nov 17, 2024WYI · Full3OOSKK EXPRESS LLC 3589612C725HR/TN
May 14, 2024TXI · Full0KK EXPRESS LLC 3589612C725HR/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RUFFSON LOGISTIC LLC3480971Feb 23, 2025Apr 2, 20252IL
KK EXPRESS LLC3589612May 14, 2024Feb 3, 20254TN
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.
C725HRTNRUFFSON LOGISTIC LLCFeb 23, 2025Apr 2, 20252
C725HRTNKK EXPRESS LLCMay 14, 2024Feb 3, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026