Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Western Star 47X Chassis

5KKHBPDV7SLVJ5850 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
14 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenFeb 26, 2025
IN
Last seenApr 6, 2026
IN
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKHBPDV7SLVJ5850
Make
Western Star
Model
47X Chassis
Model year
2025
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
5KK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
HBPDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
VJ5850

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 · 112 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
47X Chassis

Prefix basis · 112 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
2025

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

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 26, 2025 – Apr 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 6, 2026INII · Walk-around0METALX TRANSPORT COMPANY LLC 23633163319610/IN
Aug 28, 2025INII · Walk-around3OOSMETALX TRANSPORT COMPANY LLC 23633163319610/IN
Jul 16, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1METALX TRANSPORT COMPANY LLC 23633163319610/IN
Feb 26, 2025INII · Walk-around0METALX TRANSPORT COMPANY LLC 23633163319610/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
METALX TRANSPORT COMPANY LLC2363316Feb 26, 2025Apr 6, 20264IN
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.
3319610INMETALX TRANSPORT COMPANY LLCFeb 26, 2025Apr 6, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026