Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Western Star 5700

5KJJBLDV5GLHK5646 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Day cab
Carriers run under1
8 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenOct 14, 2025
TX
Last seenJun 18, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJBLDV5GLHK5646
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
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
JBLDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
HK5646

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 · 26 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
5700

Prefix basis · 26 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 26 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 14, 2025 – Jun 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around1KNOWLES TRUCKING LLC 12460641M64567/TX
Jun 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around1KNOWLES TRUCKING LLC 12460641M64567/TX
May 13, 2026TXI · Full13OOSKNOWLES TRUCKING LLC 12460641M64567/TX
Apr 27, 2026TXI · Full13KNOWLES TRUCKING LLC 12460641M64567/TX
Mar 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around1KNOWLES TRUCKING LLC 12460641M64567/TX
Feb 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSKNOWLES TRUCKING LLC 12460641M64567/TX
Feb 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSKNOWLES TRUCKING LLC 12460641M64567/TX
Jan 13, 2026TXII · Walk-around0KNOWLES TRUCKING LLC 12460641M64567/TX
Dec 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around1KNOWLES TRUCKING LLC 12460641M64567/TX
Oct 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around2KNOWLES TRUCKING LLC 12460641M64567/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KNOWLES TRUCKING LLC1246064Oct 14, 2025Jun 18, 202610OK
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.
1M64567TX1KNOWLES TRUCKING LLCOct 14, 2025Jun 18, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026