Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Western Star 49X Chassis

5KJJBWD16SLVW3708 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenDec 18, 2024
MI
Last seenJul 2, 2026
MI
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJBWD16SLVW3708
Make
Western Star
Model
49X Chassis
Model year
2025
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
JBWD1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
VW3708

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
2025

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 18, 2024 – Jul 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 2, 2026MIII · Walk-around1LOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL CO 112071RC48799/MI
May 6, 2026MII · Full1OOSLOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL CO 112071RC48799/MI
Apr 1, 2026MII · Full1LOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL CO 112071RC48799/MI
Mar 12, 2026MIII · Walk-around1LOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL CO 112071RC48799/MI
Mar 3, 2026MIII · Walk-around1LOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL CO 112071RC48799/MI
Dec 9, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1LOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL CO 112071RC48799/MI
Mar 4, 2025MII · Full2LOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL CO 112071BE00236/MI
Dec 18, 2024MIII · Walk-around1LOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL CO 112071BE00236/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL CO112071Dec 18, 2024Jul 2, 20268MI
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.
RC48799MI1LOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL CODec 9, 2025Jul 2, 20266
BE00236MILOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL CODec 18, 2024Mar 4, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026