Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Western Star 4900

5KJJABCK04PN12786 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenSep 21, 2023
OH
Last seenFeb 24, 2026
WI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJABCK04PN12786
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
JABCK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
N12786

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 · 149 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 149 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 · Sep 21, 2023 – Feb 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 24, 2026WIII · Walk-around2OOSGAYLOR TRUCKING LLC 2781828RC03685/MI
Aug 21, 2025MII · Full5OOSGAYLOR TRUCKING LLC 2781828RC03685/MI
Aug 18, 2025WIII · Walk-around12GAYLOR TRUCKING LLC 2781828RC03685/MI
Apr 2, 2025WIII · Walk-around5OOSGAYLOR TRUCKING LLC 2781828RC03685/MI
Jan 30, 2025MIV · Vehicle-only1GAYLOR TRUCKING LLC 2781828RC03685/MI
Dec 14, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0GAYLOR TRUCKING LLC 2781828RC03685/MI
Sep 21, 2023OHII · Walk-around1GAYLOR TRUCKING LLC 2781828RC03685/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GAYLOR TRUCKING LLC2781828Sep 21, 2023Feb 24, 20267MI
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.
RC03685MIGAYLOR TRUCKING LLCSep 21, 2023Feb 24, 20267
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026