Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Western Star 49X Chassis

5KKWBWDV9RLUZ5225 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
2 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJan 6, 2026
OH
Last seenMar 20, 2026
OH
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKWBWDV9RLUZ5225
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
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
WBWDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
UZ5225

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 · 23 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
49X Chassis

Prefix basis · 23 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 6, 2026 – Mar 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 20, 2026OHII · Walk-around1P AND C JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC 2488092PNV5829/OH
Feb 12, 2026INIII · Driver-only3OOSP AND C JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC 2488092PVN5829/OH
Jan 6, 2026OHII · Walk-around3P AND C JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC 2488092PNV5829/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
P AND C JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC2488092Jan 6, 2026Mar 20, 20263OH
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.
PNV5829OHP AND C JOHNSON TRUCKING LLCJan 6, 2026Mar 20, 20262
PVN5829OHP AND C JOHNSON TRUCKING LLCFeb 12, 2026Feb 12, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026