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2012 Western star 4900

5KJJAEBG0CPBW7467 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenJun 26, 2023
KY
Last seenApr 27, 2026
MO
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJAEBG0CPBW7467
Make
Western star
Model
4900
Model year
2012
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 26, 2023 – Apr 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 27, 2026MOII · Walk-around7OOSJOHN HOSTETLER 2309646A92946/KY
Dec 22, 2025KYII · Walk-around0—JOHN HOSTETLER 2309646A92946/KY
Mar 13, 2025KYIII · Driver-only1OOSJOHN HOSTETLER 2309646A92946/KY
Oct 12, 2023KYII · Walk-around3—JOHN HOSTETLER 2309646A76476/KY
Jun 26, 2023KYII · Walk-around5OOSJOHN HOSTETLER 2309646A92946/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOHN HOSTETLER2309646Jun 26, 2023Apr 27, 20265KY
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.
A92946KY—JOHN HOSTETLERJun 26, 2023 → Apr 27, 20264
A76476KY—JOHN HOSTETLEROct 12, 2023 → Oct 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026