Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Western Star 5700

5KJJBHD14MLME5103 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Sleeper
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 15, 2023
MN
Last seenFeb 7, 2025
IA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJBHD14MLME5103
Make
Western Star
Model
5700
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
5KJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JBHD1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
ME5103

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 · 85 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
5700

Prefix basis · 85 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
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 85 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN STAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
5700

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

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 15, 2023 – Feb 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 7, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1MCCARDLE'S EXPRESS INC 528129221820/NE
Aug 7, 2024NEIII · Driver-only1MCCARDLE'S EXPRESS INC 528129221820/NE
Jul 17, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0MCCARDLE'S EXPRESS INC 528129221820/NE
Feb 28, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0MCCARDLE'S EXPRESS INC 528129221820/NE
Aug 15, 2023MNI · Full5MCCARDLE'S EXPRESS INC 528129221820/NE
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MCCARDLE'S EXPRESS INC528129Aug 15, 2023Feb 7, 20255NE
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.
221820NEMCCARDLE'S EXPRESS INCAug 15, 2023Feb 7, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026