Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Western Star 49X Chassis

5KJNBWD18RPVG6822 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenSep 24, 2024
KS
Last seenApr 20, 2026
AZ
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJNBWD18RPVG6822
Make
Western Star
Model
49X Chassis
Model year
2024
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
NBWD1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
VG6822

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 · 139 decoded VINs at 98.6% prefix purity.

Model
49X Chassis

Prefix basis · 139 decoded VINs at 98.6% 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
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN STAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
49X 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 · Sep 24, 2024 – Apr 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 20, 2026AZII · Walk-around0ATS SPECIALIZED INC 606056PZA3883/MN
Apr 19, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0ATS SPECIALIZED INC 606056PZA3883/MT
Apr 13, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0ATS SPECIALIZED INC 606056PZA3883/MN
Dec 2, 2025INII · Walk-around0ATS SPECIALIZED INC 606056PZA3883/MN
Oct 9, 2025MOII · Walk-around0ATS SPECIALIZED INC 606056PZA3883/MN
Jul 23, 2025MOII · Walk-around0ATS SPECIALIZED INC 606056PZA3883/MN
Sep 24, 2024KSII · Walk-around4ATS SPECIALIZED INC 606056PZA3883/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ATS SPECIALIZED INC606056Sep 24, 2024Apr 20, 20267MN
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.
PZA3883MNATS SPECIALIZED INCSep 24, 2024Apr 20, 20266
PZA3883MTATS SPECIALIZED INCApr 19, 2026Apr 19, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026