Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western Star 5700

5KJJBLD17JLJR9537 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Day cab
Carriers run under3
12 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJul 29, 2025
WA
Last seenJul 22, 2026
WA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 12 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
5KJJBLD17JLJR9537
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
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
JBLD1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
JR9537

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 · 14 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
5700

Prefix basis · 14 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
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 14 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 29, 2025 – Jul 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2026WAIII · Driver-only1KHALIS TRANSPORT INC 80092398906P/BC
May 3, 2026CAI · Full0NORTHWEST FREIGHTWAYS LTD 110209487910P/BC
Jul 29, 2025WAII · Walk-around1CCI CRYSTAL CARRIERS INC 227000687910P/BC
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KHALIS TRANSPORT INC800923Jul 22, 2026Jul 22, 20261BC
NORTHWEST FREIGHTWAYS LTD1102094May 3, 2026May 3, 20261BC
CCI CRYSTAL CARRIERS INC2270006Jul 29, 2025Jul 29, 20251BC
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.
98906PBC1KHALIS TRANSPORT INCJul 22, 2026Jul 22, 20261
87910PBCNORTHWEST FREIGHTWAYS LTDMay 3, 2026May 3, 20261
87910PBCCCI CRYSTAL CARRIERS INCJul 29, 2025Jul 29, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026