Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Western Star 4900

5KJJABAV87PZ16954 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenJun 19, 2023
MI
Last seenApr 1, 2026
MI
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJABAV87PZ16954
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2007
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 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
JABAV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
Z16954

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 · 84 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 84 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
2007

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN STAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
4900

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 19, 2023 – Apr 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 1, 2026MII · Full3GAYLOR TRUCKING LLC 2781828RB33919/MI
Jan 6, 2026KSII · Walk-around5GAYLOR TRUCKING LLC 2781828RB33919/MI
Dec 31, 2025WAII · Walk-around4OOSGAYLOR TRUCKING LLC 2781828RB33919/MI
Dec 30, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1GAYLOR TRUCKING LLC 2781828RB33919/MI
Nov 24, 2025MIIII · Driver-only0GAYLOR TRUCKING LLC 2781828RB33919/MI
Jun 14, 2024MIIII · Driver-only3GAYLOR TRUCKING LLC 2781828RB33919/MI
Nov 3, 2023OHI · Full12OOSGAYLOR TRUCKING LLC 2781828RB33919/MI
Oct 31, 2023OHIII · Driver-only0GAYLOR TRUCKING LLC 2781828RB33919/MI
Sep 18, 2023WAII · Walk-around0GAYLOR TRUCKING LLC 2781828RB33919/MI
Sep 14, 2023MIIII · Driver-only1GAYLOR TRUCKING LLC 2781828RB33919/MI
Jun 19, 2023MII · Full11OOSGAYLOR TRUCKING LLC 2781828RB33919/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GAYLOR TRUCKING LLC2781828Jun 19, 2023Apr 1, 202611MI
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.
RB33919MIGAYLOR TRUCKING LLCJun 19, 2023Apr 1, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026