Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

5KKMBWD11PLNN4298

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenNov 21, 2023
MN
Last seenAug 11, 2025
SD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
MBWD1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
NN4298

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 · 40 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
49X Chassis

Prefix basis · 40 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.

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 · Nov 21, 2023 – Aug 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 11, 2025SDIII · Driver-only1ANDY'S TOWING LLC 25516840679PZA/MN
Jan 31, 2025MNI · Full0ANDY'S TOWING LLC 25516840679PZA/MN
Nov 21, 2023MNII · Walk-around9OOSANDY'S TOWING LLC 25516840679PZA/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ANDY'S TOWING LLC2551684Nov 21, 2023Aug 11, 20253MN
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.
0679PZAMNANDY'S TOWING LLCNov 21, 2023Aug 11, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC