Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Western Star 4900

5KJJABD12MPMH7606 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenMar 11, 2024
OK
Last seenMar 17, 2026
AR
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJABD12MPMH7606
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2021
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
JABD1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
MH7606

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
2021

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 · Mar 11, 2024 – Mar 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 17, 2026ARIII · Driver-only2D BRANDON TRUCKING LLC 4183827NR79023/AR
Jul 2, 2025ARII · Walk-around5OOSD BRANDON TRUCKING LLC 4183827NR79023/AR
Feb 28, 2025OKII · Walk-around0D BRANDON TRUCKING LLC 4183827NR79023/AR
Sep 3, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0D BRANDON TRUCKING LLC 4183827NR79023/AR
Aug 13, 2024ARI · Full3D BRANDON TRUCKING LLC 4183827NR79023/AR
May 16, 2024OKIII · Driver-only2D BRANDON TRUCKING LLC 4183827NR77023/AR
Apr 1, 2024OKII · Walk-around1D BRANDON TRUCKING LLC 4183827NR77023/AR
Mar 11, 2024OKII · Walk-around9OOSD BRANDON TRUCKING LLC 4183827NR77023/AR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
D BRANDON TRUCKING LLC4183827Mar 11, 2024Mar 17, 20268AR
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.
NR79023ARD BRANDON TRUCKING LLCAug 13, 2024Mar 17, 20265
NR77023ARD BRANDON TRUCKING LLCMar 11, 2024May 16, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026