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2026 Western Star 49X Chassis

5KJRBWFG8TLWM3355 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
1 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenFeb 12, 2026
MO
Last seenMar 24, 2026
MT
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJRBWFG8TLWM3355
Make
Western Star
Model
49X Chassis
Model year
2026
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
RBWFG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
WM3355

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2026

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 12, 2026 – Mar 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 24, 2026MTIII · Driver-only1BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536W4853HY/TN
Mar 18, 2026NEII · Walk-around1OOSBARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536W4853HY/TN
Feb 24, 2026MOII · Walk-around3BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536W4853HY/TN
Feb 16, 2026MOII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536W4853HY/TN
Feb 12, 2026MOII · Walk-around5OOSBARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536W4853HY/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO536Feb 12, 2026Mar 24, 20265TN
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.
W4853HYTNBARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING COFeb 12, 2026Mar 24, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026