Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Western Star 4900

5KJJABD12KPKF4432 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenApr 17, 2024
AR
Last seenOct 15, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJABD12KPKF4432
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2019
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
KF4432

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
2019

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 · Apr 17, 2024 – Oct 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around2BUSTER ROBERTS LOGGING INC 1029188NR74549/AR
Jun 3, 2025ARII · Walk-around2OOSBUSTER ROBERTS LOGGING INC 1029188NR74549/AR
Apr 15, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0BUSTER ROBERTS LOGGING INC 1029188NR74549/AR
Jan 29, 2025ARIII · Driver-only2OOSBUSTER ROBERTS LOGGING INC 1029188NR74549/AR
Oct 16, 2024ARI · Full1BUSTER ROBERTS LOGGING INC 1029188NR74549/AR
Apr 17, 2024ARII · Walk-around5OOSBUSTER ROBERTS LOGGING INC 1029188NR74549/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BUSTER ROBERTS LOGGING INC1029188Apr 17, 2024Oct 15, 20256AR
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.
NR74549ARBUSTER ROBERTS LOGGING INCApr 17, 2024Oct 15, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026