Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Western Star 5700

5KJJBHDR5NLNK4503 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Sleeper
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenNov 7, 2023
WA
Last seenJun 10, 2026
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJBHDR5NLNK4503
Make
Western Star
Model
5700
Model year
2022
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
NK4503

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
2022

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 7, 2023 – Jun 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 10, 2026WAI · Full0THUNDER BAL DISTRIBUTORS LTD 172864582637P/BC
May 22, 2026WAII · Walk-around1THUNDER BAL DISTRIBUTORS LTD 172864582637P/BC
Feb 3, 2026WAII · Walk-around0THUNDER BAL DISTRIBUTORS LTD 172864582637P/BC
Dec 9, 2025WAII · Walk-around1THUNDER BAL DISTRIBUTORS LTD 172864582637P/BC
Nov 11, 2025WAII · Walk-around3THUNDER BAL DISTRIBUTORS LTD 172864582637P/BC
Dec 11, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0THUNDER BAL DISTRIBUTORS LTD 172864582637P/BC
Jan 10, 2024WAIII · Driver-only2HAP TRUCKING LTD 278030172331P/BC
Nov 7, 2023WAII · Walk-around2OOSHAP TRUCKING LTD 278030172331P/BC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THUNDER BAL DISTRIBUTORS LTD1728645Dec 11, 2024Jun 10, 20266BC
HAP TRUCKING LTD2780301Nov 7, 2023Jan 10, 20242BC
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.
82637PBC1THUNDER BAL DISTRIBUTORS LTDDec 11, 2024Jun 10, 20266
72331PBCHAP TRUCKING LTDNov 7, 2023Jan 10, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026