Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Western Star 49X Chassis

5KJJBWDV5PLUG6716 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 11
First seenJun 16, 2023
AK
Last seenJun 1, 2026
AK
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJBWDV5PLUG6716
Make
Western Star
Model
49X Chassis
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
JBWDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
UG6716

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 · 102 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
49X Chassis

Prefix basis · 102 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN STAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
49X 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 · Jun 16, 2023 – Jun 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 1, 2026AKI · Full4OOSALASKA DEMOLITION LLC 1196250JWL635/AK
Jun 1, 2026AKI · Full4OOSALASKA DEMOLITION LLC 1196250JWL635/AK
Feb 11, 2026AKIII · Driver-only4ALASKA DEMOLITION LLC 1196250JWL635/AK
Jul 22, 2025AKII · Walk-around1ALASKA DEMOLITION LLC 1196250JWL635/AK
Apr 22, 2025AKI · Full0ALASKA DEMOLITION LLC 1196250JWL635/AK
Nov 11, 2024AKIII · Driver-only1ALASKA DEMOLITION LLC 1196250JWL635/AK
Sep 4, 2024AKII · Walk-around7OOSALASKA DEMOLITION LLC 1196250JWL635/AK
Jul 5, 2024AKIII · Driver-only1ALASKA DEMOLITION LLC 1196250JWL635/AK
May 31, 2024AKIII · Driver-only1ALASKA DEMOLITION LLC 1196250JWL635/AK
May 29, 2024AKI · Full6OOSALASKA DEMOLITION LLC 1196250JWL635/AK
Jun 16, 2023AKI · Full3ALASKA DEMOLITION LLC 1196250JWL635/AK
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALASKA DEMOLITION LLC1196250Jun 16, 2023Jun 1, 202611AK
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.
JWL635AKALASKA DEMOLITION LLCJun 16, 2023Jun 1, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026