Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1981 Kenworth 548CH

2NKHLN9X1BM295234 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
3 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 2
First seenNov 21, 2025
TX
Last seenFeb 25, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 3 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
2NKHLN9X1BM295234
Make
Kenworth
Model
548CH
Model year
1981
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
HLN9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
295234

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
1981

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 21, 2025 – Feb 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 25, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSJESUS JOEL SANTANA ROMERO 4498352WNP2322/TX
Nov 21, 2025TXI · Full7OOSBROWNHARE TRANSPORT LLC 3211736WNP2322/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JESUS JOEL SANTANA ROMERO4498352Feb 25, 2026Feb 25, 20261TX
BROWNHARE TRANSPORT LLC3211736Nov 21, 2025Nov 21, 20251TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
WNP2322TXJESUS JOEL SANTANA ROMEROFeb 25, 2026Feb 25, 20261
WNP2322TXBROWNHARE TRANSPORT LLCNov 21, 2025Nov 21, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 6, 2026