Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Western Star 5700

5KJJBHD14MLMV0032 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Sleeper
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJul 27, 2023
NY
Last seenOct 31, 2025
WY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
5KJJBHD14MLMV0032
Make
Western Star
Model
5700
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
5KJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JBHD1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
MV0032

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 · 85 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
5700

Prefix basis · 85 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
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 85 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN STAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
5700

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

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 27, 2023 – Oct 31, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 31, 2025WYIII · Driver-only0NK TRANSPORTATION INC 20899793745742/IN
Jun 22, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123074497/IN
Mar 28, 2024CAII · Walk-around2MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123074497/IN
Dec 23, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123074497/IN
Oct 2, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123074497/IN
Aug 21, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123074497/IN
Jul 27, 2023NYII · Walk-around0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123074497/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NK TRANSPORTATION INC2089979Oct 31, 2025Oct 31, 20251IN
MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC154712Jul 27, 2023Jun 22, 20246KY
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.
3745742INNK TRANSPORTATION INCOct 31, 2025Oct 31, 20251
3074497INMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCJul 27, 2023Jun 22, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026