Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western Star 4900

5KJJAED17JPJZ3552 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenJul 25, 2024
ME
Last seenJan 30, 2026
ME
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJAED17JPJZ3552
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2018
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
JZ3552

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
2018

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 · Jul 25, 2024 – Jan 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 30, 2026MEIII · Driver-only0HERBERT C HAYNES INC 25248862792/ME
Nov 21, 2025MEI · Full2HERBERT C HAYNES INC 25248862792/ME
Sep 23, 2025MEII · Walk-around0HERBERT C HAYNES INC 25248862792/ME
Jul 28, 2025MEII · Walk-around3OOSHERBERT C HAYNES INC 25248862792/ME
Mar 19, 2025MEIII · Driver-only2HERBERT C HAYNES INC 25248862792/ME
Mar 12, 2025MEII · Walk-around0HERBERT C HAYNES INC 25248862792/ME
Aug 30, 2024MEI · Full0HERBERT C HAYNES INC 25248862792/ME
Jul 25, 2024MEII · Walk-around0HERBERT C HAYNES INC 25248862792/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HERBERT C HAYNES INC25248Jul 25, 2024Jan 30, 20268ME
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.
862792MEHERBERT C HAYNES INCJul 25, 2024Jan 30, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026