Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Western Star 4900

5KJJAED11HPJE9018 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenJul 26, 2023
NY
Last seenJun 26, 2026
NY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJAED11HPJE9018
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2017
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
JAED1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
JE9018

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 · 114 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 114 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
2017

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 26, 2023 – Jun 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 26, 2026NYII · Walk-around2KLEIS EQUIPMENT LLC 180201153091PF/NY
Jun 26, 2026NYII · Walk-around2KLEIS EQUIPMENT LLC 180201153091PF/NY
Sep 4, 2025NYIII · Driver-only1KLEIS EQUIPMENT LLC 180201120833PF/NY
Feb 12, 2025NYII · Walk-around6KLEIS EQUIPMENT LLC 180201120833PF/NY
Feb 11, 2025NYII · Walk-around3KLEIS EQUIPMENT LLC 180201120833PF/NY
May 9, 2024NYII · Walk-around5OOSKLEIS EQUIPMENT LLC 180201120833PF/NY
Apr 16, 2024NYII · Walk-around2KLEIS EQUIPMENT LLC 180201120833PF/NY
Mar 21, 2024VTII · Walk-around0KLEIS EQUIPMENT LLC 180201120833PF/NY
Feb 8, 2024PAII · Walk-around1KLEIS EQUIPMENT LLC 180201120833PF/NY
Jul 26, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0KLEIS EQUIPMENT LLC 180201120833PF/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KLEIS EQUIPMENT LLC1802011Jul 26, 2023Jun 26, 202610NY
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.
53091PFNY1KLEIS EQUIPMENT LLCJun 26, 2026Jun 26, 20262
20833PFNYKLEIS EQUIPMENT LLCJul 26, 2023Sep 4, 20258
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026