Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Western Star 4900

5KJJAEDR1DPBW0804 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenAug 2, 2023
ME
Last seenAug 3, 2026
ME
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJAEDR1DPBW0804
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2013
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
JAEDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
BW0804

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 · 147 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 147 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
2013

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 · Aug 2, 2023 – Aug 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 3, 2026MEII · Walk-around2OOSCARROLL TRANSPORT LLC 3729512868754/ME
Mar 19, 2026MEII · Walk-around1OOSCARROLL TRANSPORT LLC 3729512868754/ME
Feb 26, 2026MEII · Walk-around2CARROLL TRANSPORT LLC 3729512864049/ME
Sep 23, 2025MEII · Walk-around0CARROLL TRANSPORT LLC 3729512864049/ME
May 13, 2025MEI · Full3OOSCARROLL TRANSPORT LLC 3729512864049/ME
Apr 17, 2025MEII · Walk-around0CARROLL TRANSPORT LLC 3729512864049/ME
Dec 17, 2024MEIII · Driver-only0CARROLL TRANSPORT LLC 3729512864049/ME
Nov 1, 2024MEII · Walk-around1CARROLL TRANSPORT LLC 3729512864049/ME
Jun 27, 2024MEII · Walk-around1CARROLL TRANSPORT LLC 3729512864049/ME
Mar 6, 2024MEIII · Driver-only1CARROLL TRANSPORT LLC 3729512864049/ME
Aug 2, 2023MEII · Walk-around2CARROLL TRANSPORT LLC 3729512864049/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARROLL TRANSPORT LLC3729512Aug 2, 2023Aug 3, 202611ME
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.
868754ME1CARROLL TRANSPORT LLCMar 19, 2026Aug 3, 20262
864049MECARROLL TRANSPORT LLCAug 2, 2023Feb 26, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026