Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Western Star 57X Chassis

3BHJBZDRXRDUZ0447 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
12 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenMar 1, 2025
AR
Last seenMar 31, 2026
CO
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3BHJBZDRXRDUZ0447
Make
Western Star
Model
57X Chassis
Model year
2024
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 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
3BH

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JBZDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
UZ0447

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
WESTERN STAR

Prefix basis · 363 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
57X Chassis

Prefix basis · 363 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
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN STAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
57X Chassis

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 · Mar 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 31, 2026COIII · Driver-only0AMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INC 2913704P1232144/IL
Feb 12, 2026MIII · Walk-around1AMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INC 2913704P1232144/IL
Jan 20, 2026WIIII · Driver-only1AMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INC 2913704P1232144/IL
Sep 26, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0AMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INC 2913704P1232144/IL
Jul 9, 2025MOII · Walk-around1AMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INC 2913704P1232144/IL
Jun 25, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0AMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INC 2913704P1232144/IL
May 5, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0AMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INC 291370412132144/IL
Mar 20, 2025PAII · Walk-around5OOSAMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INC 2913704P1232144/IL
Mar 1, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0AMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INC 2913704P1232144/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INC2913704Mar 1, 2025Mar 31, 20269IL
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.
P1232144ILAMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INCMar 1, 2025Mar 31, 20268
12132144ILAMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INCMay 5, 2025May 5, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026