Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Western Star 49X Chassis

5KKMBWDRXNLNM4291 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 15
First seenJul 11, 2023
AL
Last seenNov 28, 2025
AL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKMBWDRXNLNM4291
Make
Western Star
Model
49X Chassis
Model year
2022
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
5KK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
MBWDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
NM4291

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 · 24 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
49X Chassis

Prefix basis · 24 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
2022

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

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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 · Jul 11, 2023 – Nov 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 28, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0CADS LLC 332769827A0N5Y/AL
Mar 31, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0CADS LLC 332769827A0N5Y/AL
Mar 18, 2025ALII · Walk-around1CADS LLC 332769827A0N5Y/AL
Aug 29, 2024ALII · Walk-around0CADS LLC 332769827A0CN8/AL
Aug 23, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0CADS LLC 332769827A0CN8/AL
Aug 5, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0CADS LLC 332769827A0CN8/AL
May 28, 2024ALII · Walk-around0CADS LLC 332769827A0CN8/AL
Apr 29, 2024ALII · Walk-around1CADS LLC 332769827A0CN8/AL
Jan 18, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0CADS LLC 332769827A0CN8/AL
Jan 17, 2024ALII · Walk-around0CADS LLC 332769827A0CN8/AL
Dec 15, 2023ALII · Walk-around0CADS LLC 332769827A0CN8/AL
Dec 12, 2023ALII · Walk-around0CADS LLC 332769827A0CN8/AL
Aug 16, 2023ALII · Walk-around0CADS LLC 332769827A0CN8/AL
Jul 31, 2023ALIII · Driver-only0CADS LLC 332769827A0CN8/AL
Jul 11, 2023ALII · Walk-around1CADS LLC 332769827A0CN8/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CADS LLC3327698Jul 11, 2023Nov 28, 202515AL
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.
27A0N5YALCADS LLCMar 18, 2025Nov 28, 20253
27A0CN8ALCADS LLCJul 11, 2023Aug 29, 202412
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026