Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Western Star 47X Chassis

5KKMBPDV8RLVD0961 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenJun 21, 2024
KY
Last seenOct 30, 2025
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKMBPDV8RLVD0961
Make
Western Star
Model
47X 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 28, 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
MBPDV

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
VD0961

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 · 137 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
47X Chassis

Prefix basis · 137 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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 21, 2024 – Oct 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 30, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0RECYCLING EXPRESS INC 497033004967A/KY
Aug 23, 2025KYII · Walk-around0RECYCLING EXPRESS INC 497033004967A/KY
Jul 17, 2025KYII · Walk-around1OOSRECYCLING EXPRESS INC 497033004967A/KY
Dec 2, 2024KYII · Walk-around3RECYCLING EXPRESS INC 497033004967A/KY
Aug 22, 2024KYI · Full3OOSRECYCLING EXPRESS INC 497033004967A/KY
Jun 21, 2024KYII · Walk-around4OOSRECYCLING EXPRESS INC 497033NONE/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RECYCLING EXPRESS INC497033Jun 21, 2024Oct 30, 20256KY
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.
004967AKYRECYCLING EXPRESS INCAug 22, 2024Oct 30, 20255
NONEKYRECYCLING EXPRESS INCJun 21, 2024Jun 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026