Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Western Star 57X Chassis

5KJJBZDR8PLUM4539 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenJun 15, 2024
WY
Last seenApr 29, 2026
OR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
5KJJBZDR8PLUM4539
Make
Western Star
Model
57X Chassis
Model year
2023
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
JBZDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
UM4539

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 · 313 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
57X Chassis

Prefix basis · 313 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN STAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
57X 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 15, 2024 – Apr 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2026ORIII · Driver-only1MIDNIGHT CARGO EXPRESS LLC 3227917P1109722/IL
Apr 9, 2026AZII · Walk-around3OOSMIDNIGHT CARGO EXPRESS LLC 3227917P1109722/IL
Jun 24, 2025ORIII · Driver-only2OOSBLACK HAWK LOGISTICS LLC 3548860P1109722/IL
May 29, 2025AZIII · Driver-only2BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS LLC 3548860P1109722/IL
Aug 21, 2024CAIII · Driver-only8OOSBLACK HAWK LOGISTICS LLC 3548860P1109722/IL
Jun 21, 2024NCIII · Driver-only1BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS LLC 3548860P1109722/IN
Jun 15, 2024WYII · Walk-around3BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS LLC 3548860P1109722/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MIDNIGHT CARGO EXPRESS LLC3227917Apr 9, 2026Apr 29, 20262IL
BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS LLC3548860Jun 15, 2024Jun 24, 20255IN
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.
P1109722ILMIDNIGHT CARGO EXPRESS LLCApr 9, 2026Apr 29, 20262
P1109722ILBLACK HAWK LOGISTICS LLCJun 15, 2024Jun 24, 20254
P1109722INBLACK HAWK LOGISTICS LLCJun 21, 2024Jun 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026