Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Western Star 5700

5KJGBHDR3GLGR4973 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 6
First seenDec 20, 2023
KS
Last seenDec 15, 2025
SC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJGBHDR3GLGR4973
Make
Western Star
Model
5700
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
GBHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
GR4973

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
2016

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-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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 20, 2023 – Dec 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 15, 2025SCIII · Driver-only2PATRICK TRANSPORTS LLC 2473191AP028138/AL
Dec 12, 2025SCII · Walk-around14OOSPATRICK TRANSPORTS LLC 2473191AP028138/AL
Dec 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around15OOSPATRICK TRANSPORTS LLC 24731911198266/AL
Aug 24, 2024MTI · Full3OOSPATRICK TRANSPORTS LLC 24731911198266/AL
Feb 20, 2024ARII · Walk-around4OOSPATRICK TRANSPORTS LLC 24731911198266/AL
Dec 20, 2023KSII · Walk-around3OOSPATRICK TRANSPORTS LLC 24731911198266/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PATRICK TRANSPORTS LLC2473191Dec 20, 2023Dec 15, 20256AL
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.
AP028138ALPATRICK TRANSPORTS LLCDec 12, 2025Dec 15, 20252
1198266ALPATRICK TRANSPORTS LLCDec 20, 2023Dec 3, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026