Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Western Star 57X Chassis

3BHJBZD18SDVP2158 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMar 13, 2025
NE
Last seenMar 25, 2026
UT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3BHJBZD18SDVP2158
Make
Western Star
Model
57X Chassis
Model year
2025
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 2, 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
3BH

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JBZD1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
VP2158

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
57X 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
2025

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN STAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
57X Chassis

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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 · Mar 13, 2025 – Mar 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 25, 2026UTI · Full6AG NEEDS INC 1067526Z013018/UT
Feb 4, 2026NMII · Walk-around0AG NEEDS INC 1067526TEMPSDVP2/UT
Mar 13, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0ADAMS TRUCKING INC 310244429048/NE
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AG NEEDS INC1067526Feb 4, 2026Mar 25, 20262UT
ADAMS TRUCKING INC310244Mar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251NE
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.
Z013018UTAG NEEDS INCMar 25, 2026Mar 25, 20261
TEMPSDVP2UT1AG NEEDS INCFeb 4, 2026Feb 4, 20261
429048NEADAMS TRUCKING INCMar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026