Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Western Star 49X Chassis

5KJJBWDR9PPUF6492 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJan 4, 2024
AL
Last seenFeb 24, 2026
AL
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJBWDR9PPUF6492
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 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
JBWDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
UF6492

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 4, 2024 – Feb 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 24, 2026ALIII · Driver-only0JOHNSON TIMBER COMPANY LLC 1994760A545367/MS
Jun 9, 2025MSIII · Driver-only1JOHNSON TIMBER COMPANY LLC 1994760A545367/MS
Feb 28, 2024ALI · Full1JOHNSON TIMBER COMPANY LLC 1994760A318454/MS
Jan 25, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0JOHNSON TIMBER COMPANY LLC 1994760A318454/MS
Jan 18, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0JOHNSON TIMBER COMPANY LLC 1994760A318454/MS
Jan 4, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0JOHNSON TIMBER COMPANY LLC 1994760A318454/MS
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOHNSON TIMBER COMPANY LLC1994760Jan 4, 2024Feb 24, 20266MS
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.
A545367MSJOHNSON TIMBER COMPANY LLCJun 9, 2025Feb 24, 20262
A318454MSJOHNSON TIMBER COMPANY LLCJan 4, 2024Feb 28, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026