Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Kenworth T3 Series

2NKHHM6X8NM493197 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
4 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenDec 19, 2025
WI
Last seenApr 30, 2026
MN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 4 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
2NKHHM6X8NM493197
Make
Kenworth
Model
T3 Series
Model year
2022
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 20, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
493197

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
2022

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 · Dec 19, 2025 – Apr 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 30, 2026MNI · Full1BESTER BROS TRANSFER & STORAGE CO 242288YCA9258/MN
Feb 26, 2026MNIII · Driver-only1DANIEL RAMIREZ MOVING LLC 2557495YCA9258/MN
Dec 19, 2025WII · Full3HERK BUSINESS GROUP INC 863960YCA9258/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BESTER BROS TRANSFER & STORAGE CO242288Apr 30, 2026Apr 30, 20261MN
DANIEL RAMIREZ MOVING LLC2557495Feb 26, 2026Feb 26, 20261MN
HERK BUSINESS GROUP INC863960Dec 19, 2025Dec 19, 20251MN
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.
YCA9258MNBESTER BROS TRANSFER & STORAGE COApr 30, 2026Apr 30, 20261
YCA9258MNDANIEL RAMIREZ MOVING LLCFeb 26, 2026Feb 26, 20261
YCA9258MN1HERK BUSINESS GROUP INCDec 19, 2025Dec 19, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 20, 2026