Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Western Star 4900

5KJJALD13FPGB5911 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenOct 9, 2023
OH
Last seenMay 18, 2026
UT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJALD13FPGB5911
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2015
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
JALD1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
GB5911

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 · 68 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 68 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
2015

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 · Oct 9, 2023 – May 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 18, 2026UTIII · Driver-only2SOUTHERN PRIDE TRUCKING INC 178853R841424/TX
Feb 22, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0TFV TRUCKING LLC 35350281206079/AL
Feb 9, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1TFV TRUCKING LLC 35350281206079/AL
Oct 9, 2023OHIII · Driver-only1TFV TRUCKING LLC 35350281204159/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTHERN PRIDE TRUCKING INC178853May 18, 2026May 18, 20261FL
TFV TRUCKING LLC3535028Oct 9, 2023Feb 22, 20253TX
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.
R841424TXSOUTHERN PRIDE TRUCKING INCMay 18, 2026May 18, 20261
1206079ALTFV TRUCKING LLCFeb 9, 2025Feb 22, 20252
1204159ALTFV TRUCKING LLCOct 9, 2023Oct 9, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026