Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Western Star 49X Chassis

5KJJBWDR0SLVX5486 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 13
First seenJun 28, 2024
GA
Last seenMar 2, 2026
AL
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJBWDR0SLVX5486
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 16, 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
JBWDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
VX5486

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 · 617 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
49X Chassis

Prefix basis · 617 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
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 · Jun 28, 2024 – Mar 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 2, 2026ALIII · Driver-only0SUMMERFORD TRUCK LINE INC 978791206212/AL
Feb 13, 2026ALII · Walk-around2SUMMERFORD TRUCK LINE INC 978791206212/AL
Dec 3, 2025ALII · Walk-around0SUMMERFORD TRUCK LINE INC 978791206212/AL
Dec 1, 2025ALII · Walk-around4OOSSUMMERFORD TRUCK LINE INC 978791206212/AL
Sep 25, 2025ALIII · Driver-only2SUMMERFORD TRUCK LINE INC 978791206212/AL
Feb 28, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1SUMMERFORD TRUCK LINE INC 978791205841/AL
Jan 2, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0SUMMERFORD TRUCK LINE INC 978791205841/AL
Nov 18, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0SUMMERFORD TRUCK LINE INC 978791205841/AL
Nov 5, 2024ALII · Walk-around6OOSSUMMERFORD TRUCK LINE INC 978791205841/AL
Oct 15, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0SUMMERFORD TRUCK LINE INC 978791205841/AL
Oct 8, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1SUMMERFORD TRUCK LINE INC 978791205841/AL
Jul 11, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0SUMMERFORD TRUCK LINE INC 978791205841/AL
Jun 28, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0SUMMERFORD TRUCK LINE INC 97879242872/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUMMERFORD TRUCK LINE INC97879Jun 28, 2024Mar 2, 202613AL
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.
1206212ALSUMMERFORD TRUCK LINE INCSep 25, 2025Mar 2, 20265
1205841ALSUMMERFORD TRUCK LINE INCJul 11, 2024Feb 28, 20257
242872ALSUMMERFORD TRUCK LINE INCJun 28, 2024Jun 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026