Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Western Star 5700

5KJJBHDR6HLJF9278 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Sleeper
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJul 10, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 13, 2025
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
5KJJBHDR6HLJF9278
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
Aug 9, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
JF9278

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 · Jul 10, 2023 – Apr 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 13, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0FAMILY FREIGHT TRUCKING LLC 3686211P1287877/IL
Jan 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around0B K T TRUCKING INC 2541206P1167311/IL
Jul 10, 2023TXII · Walk-around0B K T TRUCKING INC 2541206P1167311/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FAMILY FREIGHT TRUCKING LLC3686211Apr 13, 2025Apr 13, 20251IL
B K T TRUCKING INC2541206Jul 10, 2023Jan 3, 20242IL
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.
P1287877ILFAMILY FREIGHT TRUCKING LLCApr 13, 2025Apr 13, 20251
P1167311ILB K T TRUCKING INCJul 10, 2023Jan 3, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026