Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Western Star 47X Chassis

5KJJBPDVXRLUL0257 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJul 6, 2023
ME
Last seenNov 25, 2025
ME
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJBPDVXRLUL0257
Make
Western Star
Model
47X 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 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
JBPDV

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
UL0257

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 · 130 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
47X Chassis

Prefix basis · 130 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
47X 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 6, 2023 – Nov 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 25, 2025MEII · Walk-around0DEAD RIVER TRANSPORT LLC 1954562932465/ME
Jan 27, 2025MEII · Walk-around0DEAD RIVER TRANSPORT LLC 1954562932465/ME
Oct 14, 2024MEII · Walk-around0DEAD RIVER TRANSPORT LLC 1954562932465/ME
Feb 20, 2024MEII · Walk-around0DEAD RIVER TRANSPORT LLC 1954562932465/ME
Aug 22, 2023MEI · Full1DEAD RIVER TRANSPORT LLC 1954562932465/ME
Aug 21, 2023MEII · Walk-around0DEAD RIVER TRANSPORT LLC 1954562932465/ME
Jul 6, 2023MEIII · Driver-only0DEAD RIVER TRANSPORT LLC 1954562932465/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DEAD RIVER TRANSPORT LLC1954562Jul 6, 2023Nov 25, 20257ME
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.
932465MEDEAD RIVER TRANSPORT LLCJul 6, 2023Nov 25, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026