Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Western Star 49X Chassis

5KJJBWDR5PPUE6025 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJan 30, 2024
CA
Last seenApr 24, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJBWDR5PPUE6025
Make
Western Star
Model
49X Chassis
Model year
2023
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
JBWDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
UE6025

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
2023

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 · Jan 30, 2024 – Apr 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 24, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0TIMBERWOLF TRUCKING INC 2028538ZP66012/CA
Apr 16, 2025CAI · Full5OOSLAUT TRANSPORTATION INC 2532266YP86401/CA
Oct 15, 2024CAII · Walk-around4OOSTIMBERWOLF TRUCKING INC 2028538YP86401/CA
Jun 4, 2024NYIII · Driver-only6TIMBERWOLF TRUCKING INC 2028538YP86401/CA
Mar 17, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0TIMBERWOLF TRUCKING INC 2028538YP86401/CA
Feb 20, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0TIMBERWOLF TRUCKING INC 2028538YP86401/CA
Jan 30, 2024CAI · Full0TIMBERWOLF TRUCKING INC 2028538YP86401/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIMBERWOLF TRUCKING INC2028538Jan 30, 2024Apr 24, 20266CA
LAUT TRANSPORTATION INC2532266Apr 16, 2025Apr 16, 20251CA
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.
ZP66012CATIMBERWOLF TRUCKING INCApr 24, 2026Apr 24, 20261
YP86401CALAUT TRANSPORTATION INCApr 16, 2025Apr 16, 20251
YP86401CATIMBERWOLF TRUCKING INCJan 30, 2024Oct 15, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026