Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Western Star 49X Chassis

5KJNBWD13RLVB1525 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenAug 1, 2024
IA
Last seenJun 10, 2026
OH
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJNBWD13RLVB1525
Make
Western Star
Model
49X Chassis
Model year
2024
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
NBWD1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
VB1525

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 · 139 decoded VINs at 98.6% prefix purity.

Model
49X Chassis

Prefix basis · 139 decoded VINs at 98.6% 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
2024

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-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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 1, 2024 – Jun 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 10, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0NVS EXPRESS INC 2543582P112966/IL
Mar 19, 2026KSIII · Driver-only1NVS EXPRESS INC 2543582P1129666/IL
Jan 9, 2026MOII · Walk-around1NVS EXPRESS INC 2543582P1129666/IL
May 27, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1NVS EXPRESS INC 2543582P1129666/IL
May 22, 2025OHII · Walk-around6NVS EXPRESS INC 2543582P1129666/IL
Jan 31, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1NVS EXPRESS INC 2543582P1129666/IL
Jan 28, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1NVS EXPRESS INC 2543582P1129666/IL
Nov 7, 2024NEIII · Driver-only1NVS EXPRESS INC 2543582P1129666/IL
Aug 27, 2024ALIII · Driver-only2NVS EXPRESS INC 2543582P1129666/IL
Aug 1, 2024IAIII · Driver-only0NVS EXPRESS INC 2543582P1129666/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NVS EXPRESS INC2543582Aug 1, 2024Jun 10, 202610IL
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.
P112966ILNVS EXPRESS INCJun 10, 2026Jun 10, 20261
P1129666ILNVS EXPRESS INCAug 1, 2024Mar 19, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026