Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Western Star 57X Chassis

5KJJBZDR8PLUM4198 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenOct 3, 2023
SD
Last seenMay 14, 2026
SD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJBZDR8PLUM4198
Make
Western Star
Model
57X 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
JBZDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
UM4198

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 · 313 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
57X Chassis

Prefix basis · 313 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
57X 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 · Oct 3, 2023 – May 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2026SDI · Full4OOSH5 TRANSPORT LLC 316281236946P/ND
May 13, 2026NDII · Walk-around1H5 TRANSPORT LLC 316281236946P/ND
Apr 23, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0H5 TRANSPORT LLC 316281236946P/ND
Mar 18, 2025WIII · Walk-around0H5 TRANSPORT LLC 316281236946P/ND
Jun 26, 2024NDI · Full1H5 TRANSPORT LLC 316281236946P/ND
May 4, 2024MNIII · Driver-only1H5 TRANSPORT LLC 316281236946P/ND
Mar 11, 2024NEI · Full2H5 TRANSPORT LLC 316281236946P/ND
Jan 11, 2024MNIII · Driver-only3H5 TRANSPORT LLC 316281236946P/ND
Oct 3, 2023SDII · Walk-around2H5 TRANSPORT LLC 316281236946P/ND
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
H5 TRANSPORT LLC3162812Oct 3, 2023May 14, 20269ND
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.
36946PNDH5 TRANSPORT LLCOct 3, 2023May 14, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026