Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Western Star 5700

5KJJBHDR4MLMU3295 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Sleeper
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenAug 24, 2023
MN
Last seenAug 4, 2026
MN
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJBHDR4MLMU3295
Make
Western Star
Model
5700
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
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
JBHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
MU3295

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 · 891 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
5700

Prefix basis · 891 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
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 891 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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
2021

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

  • model line
  • generation

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 24, 2023 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026MNI · Full15OOSELK LOGISTIC INC 3499433CSU896/MB
Jun 30, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0ELK LOGISTIC INC 3499433CSU896/MB
May 24, 2026MTIII · Driver-only0ELK LOGISTIC INC 3499433CSU896/MB
Sep 19, 2025KYIII · Driver-only2ELK LOGISTIC INC 3499433CPC279/MB
May 1, 2025INIII · Driver-only11OOSELK LOGISTIC INC 3499433CPC279/MB
Aug 27, 2024SDI · Full0ELK LOGISTIC INC 3499433CPC279/MB
Jul 5, 2024SDII · Walk-around0ELK LOGISTIC INC 3499433CPC279/MB
May 4, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0ELK LOGISTIC INC 3499433CPC279/MB
Apr 5, 2024SDIII · Driver-only2OOSELK LOGISTIC INC 3499433CPC279/MB
Feb 27, 2024COIII · Driver-only1ELK LOGISTIC INC 3499433CPC279/MB
Aug 24, 2023MNI · Full1ELK LOGISTIC INC 3499433CPC279/MB
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELK LOGISTIC INC3499433Aug 24, 2023Aug 4, 202611MB
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.
CSU896MB1ELK LOGISTIC INCMay 24, 2026Aug 4, 20263
CPC279MBELK LOGISTIC INCAug 24, 2023Sep 19, 20258
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026