Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Western Star 47X Chassis

5KKHBPDV9SLVK6039 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
13 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenJul 16, 2025
MS
Last seenAug 17, 2026
AR
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKHBPDV9SLVK6039
Make
Western Star
Model
47X Chassis
Model year
2025
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
HBPDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
VK6039

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 · 112 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
47X Chassis

Prefix basis · 112 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
2025

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 16, 2025 – Aug 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 17, 2026ARIII · Driver-only0BUFFALO ISLAND SERVICES LLC 3473406H511491/AR
May 1, 2026ARII · Walk-around2OOSBUFFALO ISLAND SERVICES LLC 3473406H511491/AR
Feb 16, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1BUFFALO ISLAND SERVICES LLC 3473406H511491/AR
Jan 22, 2026TNII · Walk-around2OOSBUFFALO ISLAND SERVICES LLC 3473406H511491/AR
Jul 16, 2025MSII · Walk-around1OOSBUFFALO ISLAND SERVICES LLC 3473406H511491/AR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BUFFALO ISLAND SERVICES LLC3473406Jul 16, 2025Aug 17, 20265AR
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.
H511491AR1BUFFALO ISLAND SERVICES LLCJul 16, 2025Aug 17, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026