Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Western Star 4900

5KJJAECK28PAC2484 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 5, 2023
WV
Last seenNov 15, 2024
WV
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJAECK28PAC2484
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2008
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
JAECK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
AC2484

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 · 80 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 80 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
2008

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 · Jul 5, 2023 – Nov 15, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 15, 2024WVIII · Driver-only1OOSBERGDOLL AND SON TRUCKING LLC 2496395BA539122/WV
Oct 30, 2024WVII · Walk-around2BERGDOLL AND SON TRUCKING LLC 2496395BA539122/WV
Feb 1, 2024VAII · Walk-around0BERGDOLL AND SON TRUCKING LLC 2496395BA539122/WV
Jul 5, 2023WVII · Walk-around0BERGDOLL AND SON TRUCKING LLC 2496395BA5339122/WV
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BERGDOLL AND SON TRUCKING LLC2496395Jul 5, 2023Nov 15, 20244WV
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.
BA539122WVBERGDOLL AND SON TRUCKING LLCFeb 1, 2024Nov 15, 20243
BA5339122WVBERGDOLL AND SON TRUCKING LLCJul 5, 2023Jul 5, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026