Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

5KJNBWD12SLVK0453

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under1
6 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenSep 23, 2024
MI
Last seenMar 19, 2025
MI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
NBWD1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
VK0453

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 · 139 decoded VINs at 98.6% prefix purity.

Model
49X Chassis

Prefix basis · 139 decoded VINs at 98.6% 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.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 23, 2024 – Mar 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 19, 2025MIIII · Driver-only0AMERICAN EXCAVATING OF MICHIGAN LIMITED 916281BD78529/MI
Sep 23, 2024MIIII · Driver-only1AMERICAN EXCAVATING OF MICHIGAN LIMITED 916281BD78529/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICAN EXCAVATING OF MICHIGAN LIMITED916281Sep 23, 2024Mar 19, 20252MI
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.
BD78529MIAMERICAN EXCAVATING OF MICHIGAN LIMITEDSep 23, 2024Mar 19, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC