Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Western Star 49X Chassis

5KKHBWFG7RLVB2493 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenAug 22, 2024
WV
Last seenJun 8, 2026
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKHBWFG7RLVB2493
Make
Western Star
Model
49X Chassis
Model year
2024
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 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
HBWFG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
VB2493

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 · 14 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
49X Chassis

Prefix basis · 14 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
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

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 22, 2024 – Jun 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 8, 2026MDII · Walk-around0RECLAIM COMPANY LLC 1852026BA548791/VA
May 4, 2026OHII · Walk-around0RECLAIM COMPANY LLC 1852026BA548791/WV
Apr 21, 2026WVIII · Driver-only0RECLAIM COMPANY LLC 1852026BA548791/WV
Jan 14, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1RECLAIM COMPANY LLC 1852026BA548791/WV
Jan 12, 2026MDII · Walk-around1OOSRECLAIM COMPANY LLC 1852026BA548791/WV
Oct 15, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0RECLAIM COMPANY LLC 1852026BA548791/WV
Sep 30, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1RECLAIM COMPANY LLC 1852026BA548791/WV
Aug 11, 2025MDII · Walk-around0RECLAIM COMPANY LLC 1852026BA548791/WV
Apr 24, 2025PAII · Walk-around0RECLAIM COMPANY LLC 1852026BA548791/WV
Mar 27, 2025PAII · Walk-around1RECLAIM COMPANY LLC 1852026BA548791/WV
Aug 22, 2024WVIII · Driver-only0RECLAIM COMPANY LLC 1852026BA548791/WV
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RECLAIM COMPANY LLC1852026Aug 22, 2024Jun 8, 202611WV
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.
BA548791VARECLAIM COMPANY LLCJun 8, 2026Jun 8, 20261
BA548791WVRECLAIM COMPANY LLCAug 22, 2024May 4, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026