Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Western Star 49X Chassis

5KJJBWD13RPUP2138 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenFeb 27, 2024
MI
Last seenJul 22, 2026
MI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJBWD13RPUP2138
Make
Western Star
Model
49X Chassis
Model year
2024
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
JBWD1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
UP2138

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 · 377 decoded VINs at 97.9% prefix purity.

Model
49X Chassis

Prefix basis · 377 decoded VINs at 97.9% 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
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN STAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
49X Chassis

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
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 27, 2024 – Jul 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2026MIIII · Driver-only1GRAND RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC 376816RC13655/MI
Aug 29, 2025MII · Full0GRAND RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC 376816RC13655/MI
Aug 22, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1GRAND RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC 376816RC13655/MI
Jul 16, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1GRAND RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC 376816RC13655/MI
Feb 25, 2025MIII · Walk-around4OOSGRAND RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC 376816RC13655/MI
Feb 27, 2024MIIII · Driver-only1GRAND RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC 376816RC13655/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GRAND RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC376816Feb 27, 2024Jul 22, 20266MI
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
RC13655MI1GRAND RIVER CONSTRUCTION INCFeb 27, 2024Jul 22, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026