Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Western star 4900

2WLHALAV53KL05490 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
8 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 3
First seenMay 14, 2024
MI
Last seenJan 22, 2025
MI
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2WLHALAV53KL05490
Make
Western star
Model
4900
Model year
2003
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 2, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 14, 2024 – Jan 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 22, 2025MII · Full4OOSTIMBERLINE LOGGING INC 1443813BA97698/MI
Sep 24, 2024MIII · Walk-around4OOSTIMBERLINE LOGGING INC 1443813BA97698/MI
May 14, 2024MII · Full15OOSTIMBERLINE LOGGING INC 1443813BA97698/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIMBERLINE LOGGING INC1443813May 14, 2024Jan 22, 20253MI
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.
BA97698MITIMBERLINE LOGGING INCMay 14, 2024Jan 22, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026