Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1985 Kenworth 548CH

2NKHLM9X4FM460256 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
11 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenAug 12, 2024
CO
Last seenJul 18, 2025
MI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NKHLM9X4FM460256
Make
Kenworth
Model
548CH
Model year
1985
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Sep 6, 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
HLM9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
460256

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
1985

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
548CH

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 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 · Aug 12, 2024 – Jul 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 18, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1FERROSAFE LLC 291614552154RP/WA
Aug 12, 2024COII · Walk-around0FERROSAFE LLC 291614552154RP/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FERROSAFE LLC2916145Aug 12, 2024Jul 18, 20252AL
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.
52154RPWAFERROSAFE LLCAug 12, 2024Jul 18, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 6, 2026