Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Western Star 49X Chassis

5KKMBWFG2TLWU0859 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
3 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenMar 19, 2026
NJ
Last seenJun 24, 2026
NJ
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKMBWFG2TLWU0859
Make
Western Star
Model
49X Chassis
Model year
2026
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
MBWFG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
WU0859

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 · 51 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
49X Chassis

Prefix basis · 51 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
2026

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 · Mar 19, 2026 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026NJII · Walk-around4OOSMETROPOLITAN TRUCKING GROUP LLC 3036186K393AA/NJ
Mar 19, 2026NJII · Walk-around1METROPOLITAN TRUCKING GROUP LLC 3036186F848542/NJ
Mar 19, 2026NJII · Walk-around1METROPOLITAN TRUCKING GROUP LLC 3036186F848542/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
METROPOLITAN TRUCKING GROUP LLC3036186Mar 19, 2026Jun 24, 20263NJ
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.
K393AANJ1METROPOLITAN TRUCKING GROUP LLCJun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261
F848542NJ1METROPOLITAN TRUCKING GROUP LLCMar 19, 2026Mar 19, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026