Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Western Star 5700

5KJJBHDR2HLHW9444 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Sleeper
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenOct 16, 2023
AZ
Last seenApr 24, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJBHDR2HLHW9444
Make
Western Star
Model
5700
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
HW9444

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
2017

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 · Oct 16, 2023 – Apr 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 24, 2026USI · Full6ROYAL WHEELS TRUCKING 2014 LTD 311117771455P/BC
Jan 8, 2026MTII · Walk-around2ROYAL WHEELS TRUCKING 2014 LTD 311117771455P/BC
Dec 24, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0ROYAL WHEELS TRUCKING 2014 LTD 311117771455P/BC
Dec 9, 2025CAI · Full3OOSROYAL WHEELS TRUCKING 2014 LTD 311117771455P/BC
Nov 18, 2025WAII · Walk-around0ROYAL WHEELS TRUCKING 2014 LTD 311117771455P/BC
Jun 7, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0ROYAL WHEELS TRUCKING 2014 LTD 311117771455P/BC
Mar 24, 2025USI · Full2ROYAL WHEELS TRUCKING 2014 LTD 311117771455P/BC
Feb 27, 2025USII · Walk-around3ROYAL WHEELS TRUCKING 2014 LTD 311117771455P/BC
Jan 25, 2024USI · Full2ROYAL WHEELS TRUCKING 2014 LTD 311117771455P/BC
Oct 16, 2023AZI · Full0ROYAL WHEELS TRUCKING 2014 LTD 311117771455P/BC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROYAL WHEELS TRUCKING 2014 LTD3111177Oct 16, 2023Apr 24, 202610BC
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.
71455PBCROYAL WHEELS TRUCKING 2014 LTDOct 16, 2023Apr 24, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026