Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Western Star 4900

5KJJABAV94PL76395 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenAug 22, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 2, 2026
TX
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJABAV94PL76395
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2004
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
JABAV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
L76395

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
2004

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 22, 2023 – Jun 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around0RGV TRANSPORTATION INC 914336R800422/TX
May 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around1RGV TRANSPORTATION INC 914336R800422/TX
May 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around1RGV TRANSPORTATION INC 914336R800422/TX
Apr 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSRGV TRANSPORTATION INC 914336R800422/TX
Apr 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around1RGV TRANSPORTATION INC 914336R800422/TX
Apr 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around1RGV TRANSPORTATION INC 914336R800422/TX
Mar 3, 2026TXI · Full1RGV TRANSPORTATION INC 914336R800422/TX
Aug 27, 2023TXIII · Driver-only2RGV TRANSPORTATION INC 914336R644738/TX
Aug 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around2RGV TRANSPORTATION INC 914336R644738/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RGV TRANSPORTATION INC914336Aug 22, 2023Jun 2, 20269TX
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.
R800422TX1RGV TRANSPORTATION INCMar 3, 2026Jun 2, 20267
R644738TXRGV TRANSPORTATION INCAug 22, 2023Aug 27, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026