Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western Star 5700

5KJ1BHDR6JLJJ2987 · Truck · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenNov 28, 2023
NM
Last seenApr 28, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJ1BHDR6JLJJ2987
Make
Western Star
Model
5700
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
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
1BHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
JJ2987

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN STAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
5700

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Nov 28, 2023 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1LUAN TU LAM 2090762YP27036/CA
Dec 17, 2025AZII · Walk-around1LUAN TU LAM 2090762YP27036/CA
Dec 13, 2025NMII · Walk-around2LUAN TU LAM 2090762YP27036/CA
Nov 22, 2025NMI · Full5OOSLUAN TU LAM 2090762YP27036/CA
Jan 23, 2025CAI · Full2LUAN TU LAM 2090762YP27036/CA
Sep 21, 2024AZII · Walk-around3LUAN TU LAM 2090762YP27036/CA
Nov 28, 2023NMII · Walk-around1LUAN TU LAM 2090762YP27036/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUAN TU LAM2090762Nov 28, 2023Apr 28, 20267CA
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.
YP27036CALUAN TU LAMNov 28, 2023Apr 28, 20267
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026