Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western Star 5700

5KJJBHDR0JLJR9530 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Sleeper
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJul 26, 2023
WA
Last seenJul 7, 2026
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
5KJJBHDR0JLJR9530
Make
Western Star
Model
5700
Model year
2018
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
JBHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
JR9530

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 · 891 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
5700

Prefix basis · 891 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 891 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
2018

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 26, 2023 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0TRI-LINK TRANSPORTATION INC 238130799833P/BC
Oct 6, 2025WAII · Walk-around3OOSTRI-LINK TRANSPORTATION INC 238130789236P/BC
Mar 13, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0TRI-LINK TRANSPORTATION INC 238130789236P/WA
Oct 31, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0TRI-LINK TRANSPORTATION INC 238130785708P/BC
Apr 16, 2024WAI · Full3TRI-LINK TRANSPORTATION INC 238130785708P/BC
Jul 26, 2023WAII · Walk-around2OOST & P TRUCKING LTD 29468174940P/BC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRI-LINK TRANSPORTATION INC2381307Apr 16, 2024Jul 7, 20265BC
T & P TRUCKING LTD294681Jul 26, 2023Jul 26, 20231BC
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.
99833PBC1TRI-LINK TRANSPORTATION INCJul 7, 2026Jul 7, 20261
89236PBCTRI-LINK TRANSPORTATION INCOct 6, 2025Oct 6, 20251
89236PWATRI-LINK TRANSPORTATION INCMar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251
85708PBCTRI-LINK TRANSPORTATION INCApr 16, 2024Oct 31, 20242
74940PBCT & P TRUCKING LTDJul 26, 2023Jul 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026