Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Western Star 5700

5KJJBHDR8JLJT8345 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Sleeper
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenJul 14, 2023
TN
Last seenJan 5, 2026
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJBHDR8JLJT8345
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
Jun 21, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
JT8345

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.

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 14, 2023 – Jan 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 5, 2026NMII · Walk-around0—PLATINUM EXPRESS INC 809244PWU1675/OH
Dec 18, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0—PLATINUM EXPRESS INC 809244PWU1675/OH
Jun 4, 2025KYI · Full0—PLATINUM EXPRESS INC 809244PWU1675/OH
Dec 29, 2024KYIII · Driver-only0—MLC CARRIER INC 2728272PWU1675/OH
Sep 29, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0—PLATINUM EXPRESS INC 809244PWU1675/OH
Sep 4, 2023KYIII · Driver-only1—PLATINUM EXPRESS INC 809244PWU1675/OH
Aug 2, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0—PLATINUM EXPRESS INC 809244PWU1675/OH
Jul 14, 2023TNIII · Driver-only0—PLATINUM EXPRESS INC 809244PVL5824/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PLATINUM EXPRESS INC809244Jul 14, 2023Jan 5, 20267OH
MLC CARRIER INC2728272Dec 29, 2024Dec 29, 20241IL
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.
PWU1675OH1PLATINUM EXPRESS INCAug 2, 2023 → Jan 5, 20266
PWU1675OH—MLC CARRIER INCDec 29, 2024 → Dec 29, 20241
PVL5824OH—PLATINUM EXPRESS INCJul 14, 2023 → Jul 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026