Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Western Star 49X Chassis

5KKHBWDV7SPVW5425 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
10 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenOct 14, 2025
TX
Last seenAug 4, 2026
TN
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKHBWDV7SPVW5425
Make
Western Star
Model
49X 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
HBWDV

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
VW5425

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 · 29 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
49X Chassis

Prefix basis · 29 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
49X 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 · Oct 14, 2025 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026TNIII · Driver-only1SKD AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2927639PZB5044/MN
May 28, 2026IAII · Walk-around0SKD AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2927639PZB5044/MN
May 9, 2026COIII · Driver-only2SKD AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2927639PZB5044/MN
Dec 2, 2025OKIII · Driver-only0SKD AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2927639PZB5044/MN
Oct 14, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0SKD AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2927639PZB5044/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SKD AUTO TRANSPORT INC2927639Oct 14, 2025Aug 4, 20265MN
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.
PZB5044MN1SKD AUTO TRANSPORT INCOct 14, 2025Aug 4, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026