Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Western Star 4900

5KJJALBG2CPBN9505 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenAug 8, 2023
SD
Last seenAug 12, 2026
SD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJALBG2CPBN9505
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2012
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
JALBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
BN9505

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 · 20 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 20 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
2012

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 · Aug 8, 2023 – Aug 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 12, 2026SDII · Walk-around2MORTON BUILDINGS INC 71315P1323941/IL
Oct 16, 2025SDII · Walk-around0MORTON BUILDINGS INC 71315P1323941/IL
Jun 4, 2025SDII · Walk-around0MORTON BUILDINGS INC 71315P1031179/IA
Jul 31, 2024SDII · Walk-around2OOSMORTON BUILDINGS INC 71315P1031179/IL
Aug 8, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0MORTON BUILDINGS INC 71315P1031179/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MORTON BUILDINGS INC71315Aug 8, 2023Aug 12, 20265IL
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.
P1323941IL1MORTON BUILDINGS INCOct 16, 2025Aug 12, 20262
P1031179IAMORTON BUILDINGS INCJun 4, 2025Jun 4, 20251
P1031179ILMORTON BUILDINGS INCAug 8, 2023Jul 31, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026