Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western Star 4900

5KJJABD11LPLM7187 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 14
First seenNov 22, 2023
AK
Last seenOct 22, 2025
AK
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJABD11LPLM7187
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
JABD1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
LM7187

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 · 146 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 146 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
2020

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 · Nov 22, 2023 – Oct 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 22, 2025AKIII · Driver-only1CARLILE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC 190356LBY805/AK
Aug 20, 2025AKI · Full2CARLILE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC 190356LBY805/AK
May 21, 2025AKIII · Driver-only2CARLILE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC 190356LBY805/AK
May 14, 2025AKI · Full0CARLILE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC 190356LBY805/AK
May 1, 2025AKIII · Driver-only0CARLILE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC 190356LBY805/AK
Jan 22, 2025AKII · Walk-around1CARLILE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC 190356LBY805/AK
Oct 10, 2024AKI · Full6OOSCARLILE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC 190356LBY805/AK
Aug 5, 2024AKIII · Driver-only0CARLILE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC 190356LBY805/AK
May 7, 2024AKIII · Driver-only0CARLILE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC 190356LBY8O5/AK
Mar 19, 2024AKII · Walk-around0CARLILE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC 190356LBY805/AK
Feb 22, 2024AKIII · Driver-only1CARLILE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC 190356LBY805/AK
Feb 7, 2024AKIV · Special0CARLILE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC 190356LBY805/AK
Jan 18, 2024AKIII · Driver-only0CARLILE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC 190356LBY805/AK
Nov 22, 2023AKIII · Driver-only0CARLILE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC 190356LBY805/AK
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARLILE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC190356Nov 22, 2023Oct 22, 202514AK
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.
LBY805AK1CARLILE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLCNov 22, 2023Oct 22, 202513
LBY8O5AK1CARLILE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLCMay 7, 2024May 7, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026