Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Western Star 49X Chassis

5KJNBWD18RLUZ9280 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenJan 18, 2024
NC
Last seenJul 30, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJNBWD18RLUZ9280
Make
Western Star
Model
49X Chassis
Model year
2024
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
NBWD1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
UZ9280

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.

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
2024

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 · Jan 18, 2024 – Jul 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2026NCII · Walk-around1OOSALLEN GRADING CO INC 432257YA174461/NC
May 27, 2026NCII · Walk-around0ALLEN GRADING CO INC 432257YA174461/NC
Nov 14, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0ALLEN GRADING CO INC 432257YA174461/NC
Apr 4, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSALLEN GRADING CO INC 432257YA174461/NC
Mar 20, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0ALLEN GRADING CO INC 432257YA174461/NC
Jan 31, 2025NCII · Walk-around2OOSALLEN GRADING CO INC 432257YA174461/NC
Jan 2, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0ALLEN GRADING CO INC 432257YA174461/NC
Jan 18, 2024NCII · Walk-around1OOSALLEN GRADING CO INC 432257YA174461/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALLEN GRADING CO INC432257Jan 18, 2024Jul 30, 20268NC
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.
YA174461NC1ALLEN GRADING CO INCJan 18, 2024Jul 30, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026