Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Western Star 49X Chassis

5KKHBWFG1PLUA4741 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
10 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 11, 2024
NY
Last seenJul 17, 2025
NY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKHBWFG1PLUA4741
Make
Western Star
Model
49X Chassis
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
5KK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
HBWFG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
UA4741

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 · 14 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
49X Chassis

Prefix basis · 14 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

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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 · Sep 11, 2024 – Jul 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2025NYII · Walk-around1FALZONES TOWING SERVICE INC 457689AH58822/PA
Apr 29, 2025NYI · Full0FALZONES TOWING SERVICE INC 457689AH58822/PA
Dec 17, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0FALZONES TOWING SERVICE INC 457689AH58822/PA
Sep 11, 2024NYII · Walk-around0FALZONES TOWING SERVICE INC 457689754910/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FALZONES TOWING SERVICE INC457689Sep 11, 2024Jul 17, 20254PA
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.
AH58822PAFALZONES TOWING SERVICE INCDec 17, 2024Jul 17, 20253
754910PAFALZONES TOWING SERVICE INCSep 11, 2024Sep 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026