Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Western Star 49X Chassis

5KJJBWFG5NLNM4296 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenJul 21, 2023
AL
Last seenMar 23, 2026
AL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJBWFG5NLNM4296
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 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
JBWFG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
NM4296

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 · 119 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
49X Chassis

Prefix basis · 119 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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 21, 2023 – Mar 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 23, 2026ALIII · Driver-only2KLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC 150254514A1B24/AL
Apr 7, 2025ALII · Walk-around0KLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC 150254514A1B24/AL
Feb 5, 2025ALII · Walk-around1KLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC 150254514A16XT/AL
Jan 8, 2025ALII · Walk-around5OOSKLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC 150254514A16XT/AL
Oct 4, 2024ALII · Walk-around4OOSKLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC 150254514A16XT/AL
Jan 22, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0KLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC 150254514A16XT/AL
Jul 21, 2023ALII · Walk-around2OOSKLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC 150254514A16XT/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC1502545Jul 21, 2023Mar 23, 20267AL
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.
14A1B24ALKLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLCApr 7, 2025Mar 23, 20262
14A16XTALKLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLCJul 21, 2023Feb 5, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026