Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Western Star 4900

5KJJABBG0GPHL7181 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenAug 30, 2023
NY
Last seenJul 30, 2025
MI
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJABBG0GPHL7181
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
JABBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
HL7181

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 · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 7 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
2016

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 30, 2023 – Jul 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2025MIII · Walk-around1OOSSUPERIOR SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC 2142757RB88873/MI
Jun 10, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1SUPERIOR SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC 2142757RB88873/MI
Aug 22, 2024WYII · Walk-around1OOSSUPERIOR SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC 2142757RB88873/MI
Jul 18, 2024NYII · Walk-around0SUPERIOR SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC 2142757RB88873/MI
Jul 9, 2024PAII · Walk-around1SUPERIOR SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC 2142757RB88873/MI
Jun 11, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0SUPERIOR SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC 2142757RB88873/MI
Apr 15, 2024MII · Full0SUPERIOR SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC 2142757RB88873/MI
Oct 5, 2023MIII · Walk-around1SUPERIOR SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC 2142757RB88873/MI
Sep 4, 2023IAIII · Driver-only0SUPERIOR SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC 2142757RB88873/MI
Aug 30, 2023NYIII · Driver-only4SUPERIOR SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC 2142757RB88873/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUPERIOR SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC2142757Aug 30, 2023Jul 30, 202510MI
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.
RB88873MISUPERIOR SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLCAug 30, 2023Jul 30, 202510
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026