Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Western Star 4900

5KJJAED17EPFN8496 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenMar 11, 2024
CA
Last seenOct 12, 2025
SD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJAED17EPFN8496
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2014
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
FN8496

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
2014

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 · Mar 11, 2024 – Oct 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 12, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0BISON TRANSPORT INC 245330MB1594/MB
Oct 6, 2025IDI · Full1BISON TRANSPORT INC 245330CRN105/MB
Sep 30, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0BISON TRANSPORT INC 245330CRN105/MB
May 23, 2025MNIII · Driver-only0BISON TRANSPORT INC 245330CRN105/MB
Mar 6, 2025COIII · Driver-only1BISON TRANSPORT INC 245330PCS546/MB
Mar 11, 2024CAI · Full0BISON TRANSPORT INC 245330PCS546/MB
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BISON TRANSPORT INC245330Mar 11, 2024Oct 12, 20256MB
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.
MB1594MBBISON TRANSPORT INCOct 12, 2025Oct 12, 20251
CRN105MBBISON TRANSPORT INCMay 23, 2025Oct 6, 20253
PCS546MBBISON TRANSPORT INCMar 11, 2024Mar 6, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026