Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Western Star 4900

5KJJABCK93PL78732 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 17
First seenSep 7, 2023
NC
Last seenJul 21, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJABCK93PL78732
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2003
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
L78732

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
2003

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 · Sep 7, 2023 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0KWL TRUCKING LLC 1589404DD7228/NC
Dec 11, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1KWL TRUCKING LLC 1589404DD7228/NC
Oct 24, 2025SCII · Walk-around5OOSKWL TRUCKING LLC 1589404MM5798/NC
Oct 14, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0KWL TRUCKING LLC 1589404MM5798/NC
Sep 15, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0KWL TRUCKING LLC 1589404MM5798/NC
Jul 31, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0KWL TRUCKING LLC 1589404MM5798/NC
May 28, 2025NCII · Walk-around0KWL TRUCKING LLC 1589404MM5798/NC
May 7, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0KWL TRUCKING LLC 1589404NM5798/NC
Apr 29, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0KWL TRUCKING LLC 1589404MM5798/NC
Mar 6, 2025NCII · Walk-around0KWL TRUCKING LLC 1589404MM5798/NC
Jan 18, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0KWL TRUCKING LLC 1589404MM5798/NC
Oct 29, 2024NCII · Walk-around0KWL TRUCKING LLC 1589404MM5798/NC
May 27, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0KWL TRUCKING LLC 1589404MM5798/NC
Apr 26, 2024SCII · Walk-around1KWL TRUCKING LLC 1589404MM5798/NC
Mar 26, 2024SCIII · Driver-only1KWL TRUCKING LLC 1589404MM5798/NC
Nov 21, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0KWL TRUCKING LLC 1589404MM5798/NC
Sep 7, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0KWL TRUCKING LLC 1589404MM5798/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KWL TRUCKING LLC1589404Sep 7, 2023Jul 21, 202617NC
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.
DD7228NC1KWL TRUCKING LLCDec 11, 2025Jul 21, 20262
MM5798NCKWL TRUCKING LLCSep 7, 2023Oct 24, 202514
NM5798NCKWL TRUCKING LLCMay 7, 2025May 7, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026