Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Western Star 4900

5KJJAED14KPLH9532 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenFeb 12, 2024
SD
Last seenJul 7, 2026
SD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJAED14KPLH9532
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2019
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
JAED1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
LH9532

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
2019

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 · Feb 12, 2024 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0FIRST RATE EXCAVATE INC 46842450677C/SD
Jan 14, 2026SDII · Walk-around2FIRST RATE EXCAVATE INC 46842450677C/SD
Jul 16, 2025SDII · Walk-around1FIRST RATE EXCAVATE INC 46842450677C/SD
Feb 12, 2024SDII · Walk-around5FIRST RATE EXCAVATE INC 46842489750V/SD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FIRST RATE EXCAVATE INC468424Feb 12, 2024Jul 7, 20264SD
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.
50677CSD1FIRST RATE EXCAVATE INCJul 16, 2025Jul 7, 20263
89750VSDFIRST RATE EXCAVATE INCFeb 12, 2024Feb 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026