Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Western Star 47X Chassis

5KKWBPFM8PLUF6399 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenOct 19, 2023
TX
Last seenMar 12, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKWBPFM8PLUF6399
Make
Western Star
Model
47X 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
Aug 9, 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
WBPFM

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
UF6399

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 · 13 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
47X Chassis

Prefix basis · 13 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
47X 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 · Oct 19, 2023 – Mar 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around0NORTH TEXAS CONTRACTING INC 1954006XGV7960/TX
Sep 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around2NORTH TEXAS CONTRACTING INC 1954006K172741/TX
Oct 19, 2023TXI · Full0NORTH TEXAS CONTRACTING INC 1954006K172741/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORTH TEXAS CONTRACTING INC1954006Oct 19, 2023Mar 12, 20263TX
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.
XGV7960TXNORTH TEXAS CONTRACTING INCMar 12, 2026Mar 12, 20261
K172741TXNORTH TEXAS CONTRACTING INCOct 19, 2023Sep 18, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026