Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Western Star 49X Chassis

5KJJBWD19NLNN9429 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJul 11, 2023
PA
Last seenDec 8, 2025
PA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJBWD19NLNN9429
Make
Western Star
Model
49X Chassis
Model year
2022
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
NN9429

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
2022

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 · Jul 11, 2023 – Dec 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 8, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0KITTELSTAD AND SONS TRUCKING INC 2153524AH20704/PA
Aug 29, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1KITTELSTAD AND SONS TRUCKING INC 2153524AH20704/PA
Jan 2, 2025PAII · Walk-around5OOSKITTELSTAD AND SONS TRUCKING INC 2153524AH20704/PA
Jun 18, 2024PAIII · Driver-only2KITTELSTAD AND SONS TRUCKING INC 2153524AH20704/PA
May 8, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0KITTELSTAD AND SONS TRUCKING INC 2153524AH20704/PA
Jul 11, 2023PAIII · Driver-only3KITTELSTAD AND SONS TRUCKING INC 2153524AH20704/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KITTELSTAD AND SONS TRUCKING INC2153524Jul 11, 2023Dec 8, 20256PA
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.
AH20704PAKITTELSTAD AND SONS TRUCKING INCJul 11, 2023Dec 8, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026