Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Western Star 49X Chassis

5KJJBWFM0NLNK5256 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 13
First seenOct 13, 2023
CA
Last seenJan 13, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJBWFM0NLNK5256
Make
Western Star
Model
49X Chassis
Model year
2022
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
JBWFM

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
NK5256

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 · 19 decoded VINs at 94.7% prefix purity.

Model
49X Chassis

Prefix basis · 19 decoded VINs at 94.7% 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
2022

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 · Oct 13, 2023 – Jan 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 13, 2026CAI · Full1GARCIA BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC 10764379G49626/CA
Oct 30, 2025CAI · Full0GARCIA BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC 10764379G49631/CA
Sep 22, 2025CAI · Full0GARCIA BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC 10764379G49631/CA
Sep 22, 2025CAI · Full1OOSGARCIA BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC 10764379G49631/CA
May 16, 2025CAI · Full0GARCIA BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC 10764379G49631/CA
May 16, 2025CAI · Full2OOSGARCIA BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC 10764379G49631/CA
May 6, 2025CAI · Full1GARCIA BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC 10764379G49631/CA
Mar 14, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSGARCIA BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC 10764379G49631/CA
Mar 5, 2025CAII · Walk-around1GARCIA BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC 10764379G49631/CA
Sep 11, 2024CAI · Full2GARCIA BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC 10764379G49631/CA
Jul 29, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0GARCIA BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC 10764379G49631/CA
Jul 23, 2024CAII · Walk-around0GARCIA BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC 10764379G49631/CA
Oct 13, 2023CAI · Full1GARCIA BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC 10764379G49631/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GARCIA BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC1076437Oct 13, 2023Jan 13, 202613CA
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.
9G49626CAGARCIA BROTHERS TRUCKING LLCJan 13, 2026Jan 13, 20261
9G49631CAGARCIA BROTHERS TRUCKING LLCOct 13, 2023Oct 30, 202512
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026