Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Western Star 57X Chassis

5KJJBZDR9PLUM1021 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenAug 22, 2023
WY
Last seenAug 4, 2025
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
5KJJBZDR9PLUM1021
Make
Western Star
Model
57X 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 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
JBZDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
UM1021

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 · 313 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
57X Chassis

Prefix basis · 313 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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 22, 2023 – Aug 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2025COIII · Driver-only0FESTINA LENTE TRUCKING LLC 3838067RP13232/WA
Mar 17, 2025COIII · Driver-only3OOSFESTINA LENTE TRUCKING LLC 3838067RP13232/WA
Nov 25, 2024COIII · Driver-only1OOSFESTINA LENTE TRUCKING LLC 3838067RP13232/WA
Mar 28, 2024IDIII · Driver-only2FESTINA LENTE TRUCKING LLC 3838067RP13232/WA
Feb 26, 2024WAI · Full6OOSFESTINA LENTE TRUCKING LLC 3838067RP13232/WA
Oct 29, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0PAUL AND KRISTEN LLC 3114257AEMO62/CO
Aug 22, 2023WYI · Full9OOSPAUL AND KRISTEN LLC 3114257AEMO62/CO
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FESTINA LENTE TRUCKING LLC3838067Feb 26, 2024Aug 4, 20255CO
PAUL AND KRISTEN LLC3114257Aug 22, 2023Oct 29, 20232CO
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.
RP13232WAFESTINA LENTE TRUCKING LLCFeb 26, 2024Aug 4, 20255
AEMO62COPAUL AND KRISTEN LLCAug 22, 2023Oct 29, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026