Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Western Star 57X Chassis

3BHNBZDR6SDVS5685 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
15 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenSep 27, 2024
ID
Last seenDec 23, 2025
WA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3BHNBZDR6SDVS5685
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
Jun 27, 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
NBZDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
VS5685

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 · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
57X Chassis

Prefix basis · 7 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 27, 2024 – Dec 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 23, 2025WAII · Walk-around2MONTANA TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC 2254539AN1778/ID
Aug 14, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0MONTANA TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC 2254539AN1778/MT
Feb 16, 2025IDII · Walk-around2MONTANA TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC 2254539AN1778/ID
Feb 5, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0MONTANA TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC 2254539AN1778/ID
Oct 3, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0MONTANA TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC 2254539AN1778/ID
Sep 27, 2024IDIII · Driver-only1MONTANA TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC 2254539AN1778/ID
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MONTANA TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC2254539Sep 27, 2024Dec 23, 20256ID
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.
AN1778IDMONTANA TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLCSep 27, 2024Dec 23, 20255
AN1778MTMONTANA TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLCAug 14, 2025Aug 14, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026