Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Western Star 49X Chassis

5KKWBWDR7NLNM0451 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenSep 13, 2023
NV
Last seenSep 15, 2025
NV
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKWBWDR7NLNM0451
Make
Western Star
Model
49X Chassis
Model year
2022
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
WBWDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
NM0451

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 · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
49X Chassis

Prefix basis · 3 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
2022

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 · Sep 13, 2023 – Sep 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 15, 2025NVII · Walk-around1CHICKEN HAWK TRANSPORT LLC 835867BH4402/ID
Aug 12, 2025CAII · Walk-around1CHICKEN HAWK TRANSPORT LLC 835867BH4402/ID
Jun 9, 2025CAII · Walk-around4CHICKEN HAWK TRANSPORT LLC 835867BH4402/ID
Sep 19, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0CHICKEN HAWK TRANSPORT LLC 835867BH4402/ID
Sep 19, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0CHICKEN HAWK TRANSPORT LLC 835867BH4402/ID
Sep 13, 2023NVI · Full0CHICKEN HAWK TRANSPORT LLC 835867BH4402/ID
Sep 13, 2023NVIII · Driver-only0CHICKEN HAWK TRANSPORT LLC 835867BH4402/ID
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHICKEN HAWK TRANSPORT LLC835867Sep 13, 2023Sep 15, 20257ID
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.
BH4402IDCHICKEN HAWK TRANSPORT LLCSep 13, 2023Sep 15, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026