Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Western Star 49X Chassis

5KKSBWD11NLMZ4589 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenJun 15, 2023
NC
Last seenFeb 18, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKSBWD11NLMZ4589
Make
Western Star
Model
49X Chassis
Model year
2022
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
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
5KK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SBWD1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
MZ4589

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 · 18 decoded VINs at 94.4% prefix purity.

Model
49X Chassis

Prefix basis · 18 decoded VINs at 94.4% 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

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 · Jun 15, 2023 – Feb 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 18, 2026NCI · Full0RUSTON PAVING CO INC 694291DD4912/NC
Oct 9, 2025NCI · Full1RUSTON PAVING CO INC 694291DD4912/NC
Sep 12, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0RUSTON PAVING CO INC 694291DD4912/NC
Nov 22, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0RUSTON PAVING CO INC 694291NP8461/NC
Aug 22, 2024NCII · Walk-around0RUSTON PAVING CO INC 694291NP8461/NC
Jun 12, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0RUSTON PAVING CO INC 694291NP8461/NC
Apr 19, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0RUSTON PAVING CO INC 694291NP8461/NC
Nov 29, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0RUSTON PAVING CO INC 694291NP8461/NC
Jun 15, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0RUSTON PAVING CO INC 694291NP8461/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RUSTON PAVING CO INC694291Jun 15, 2023Feb 18, 20269NY
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.
DD4912NCRUSTON PAVING CO INCSep 12, 2025Feb 18, 20263
NP8461NCRUSTON PAVING CO INCJun 15, 2023Nov 22, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026