Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Western star 4900

5KJJAEBG4DPBW8185 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seen12/24/2023
CA
Last seen09/17/2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJAEBG4DPBW8185
Make
Western star
Model
4900
Model year
2013
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
06/21/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 12/24/2023 – 09/17/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
09/17/2025CAIII · Driver-only2—DENISE GONZALEZ 40667589F99147/CA
07/02/2024CAIII · Driver-only1—BIG 1993 LOGISTICS LLC 31364359F99094/CA
06/27/2024CAIII · Driver-only2—BIG 1993 LOGISTICS LLC 31364359F99094/CA
01/31/2024CAI · Full0—BIG 1993 LOGISTICS LLC 31364359F99094/CA
01/20/2024CAII · Walk-around0—BIG 1993 LOGISTICS LLC 31364359F99094/CA
12/31/2023CAII · Walk-around0—BIG 1993 LOGISTICS LLC 31364359F99094/CA
12/30/2023CAII · Walk-around1—BIG 1993 LOGISTICS LLC 31364359F99094/CA
12/24/2023CAII · Walk-around2—BIG 1993 LOGISTICS LLC 31364359F99094/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DENISE GONZALEZ406675809/17/202509/17/20251CA
BIG 1993 LOGISTICS LLC313643512/24/202307/02/20247CA
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.
9F99147CA—DENISE GONZALEZ09/17/2025 → 09/17/20251
9F99094CA—BIG 1993 LOGISTICS LLC12/24/2023 → 07/02/20247
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026