Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Western Star 47X Chassis

5KJNBPDV6PLUK3059 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenNov 8, 2023
WA
Last seenJun 4, 2025
WA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJNBPDV6PLUK3059
Make
Western Star
Model
47X 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
NBPDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
UK3059

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 · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
47X Chassis

Prefix basis · 5 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
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 · Nov 8, 2023 – Jun 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 4, 2025WAII · Walk-around1NORTRANS FREIGHT MANAGEMENT LTD 97422480828P/BC
May 20, 2025WAII · Walk-around13OOSNORTRANS FREIGHT MANAGEMENT LTD 97422480828P/BC
Apr 22, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1NORTRANS FREIGHT MANAGEMENT LTD 97422480828P/BC
Apr 19, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1NORTRANS FREIGHT MANAGEMENT LTD 97422480828P/BC
Jan 11, 2024WAII · Walk-around5OOSNORTRANS FREIGHT MANAGEMENT LTD 97422480828P/BC
Nov 20, 2023WAIII · Driver-only1NORTRANS FREIGHT MANAGEMENT LTD 97422480828P/BC
Nov 8, 2023WAII · Walk-around9NORTRANS FREIGHT MANAGEMENT LTD 97422480828P/BC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORTRANS FREIGHT MANAGEMENT LTD974224Nov 8, 2023Jun 4, 20257BC
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.
80828PBCNORTRANS FREIGHT MANAGEMENT LTDNov 8, 2023Jun 4, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026