Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Western Star 5700

5KJJBHDR2GLHA8735 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Sleeper
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJun 25, 2024
KS
Last seenJan 11, 2026
MS
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJBHDR2GLHA8735
Make
Western Star
Model
5700
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
HA8735

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
2016

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 · Jun 25, 2024 – Jan 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 11, 2026MSIII · Driver-only0PACKARD TRANSPORT LLC 3555023612839/IN
Aug 5, 2025IAIII · Driver-only0PACKARD TRANSPORT LLC 3555023612839/IN
May 12, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0PACKARD TRANSPORT LLC 3555023612839/IN
Jun 25, 2024KSII · Walk-around0PACKARD TRANSPORT LLC 355502197927/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PACKARD TRANSPORT LLC355502Jun 25, 2024Jan 11, 20264IL
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.
3612839INPACKARD TRANSPORT LLCMay 12, 2025Jan 11, 20263
197927INPACKARD TRANSPORT LLCJun 25, 2024Jun 25, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026