Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western Star 5700

5KJJBHDRXJLJW2355 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Sleeper
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJun 28, 2023
MT
Last seenMar 10, 2024
ND
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
5KJJBHDRXJLJW2355
Make
Western Star
Model
5700
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
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
5KJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JBHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
JW2355

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
2018

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 · Jun 28, 2023 – Mar 10, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 10, 2024NDII · Walk-around3OOSKENCOR INC 606435U45525/AB
Sep 6, 2023MTII · Walk-around0KENCOR HEAVY HAUL LTD 865318U45525/AB
Jul 26, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0KENCOR HEAVY HAUL LTD 865318U45525/AB
Jun 28, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0KENCOR HEAVY HAUL LTD 865318U45525/AB
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KENCOR INC606435Mar 10, 2024Mar 10, 20241PA
KENCOR HEAVY HAUL LTD865318Jun 28, 2023Sep 6, 20233AB
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.
U45525ABKENCOR INCMar 10, 2024Mar 10, 20241
U45525ABKENCOR HEAVY HAUL LTDJun 28, 2023Sep 6, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026