Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Western Star 4900

5KJJALD15GPHR8766 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
3 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenOct 10, 2024
MT
Last seenJan 11, 2025
SD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJALD15GPHR8766
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2016
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
HR8766

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
2016

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 · Oct 10, 2024 – Jan 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 11, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0MID WEST COAST CANADA INC 7889635521PS/ON
Jan 10, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0MID WEST COAST CANADA INC 7889635521P5/ON
Oct 11, 2024NEIII · Driver-only0MID WEST COAST CANADA INC 7889635521PS/OT
Oct 10, 2024MTII · Walk-around0MID WEST COAST CANADA INC 7889635521PS/ON
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MID WEST COAST CANADA INC788963Oct 10, 2024Jan 11, 20254ON
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.
5521PSONMID WEST COAST CANADA INCOct 10, 2024Jan 11, 20252
5521P5ONMID WEST COAST CANADA INCJan 10, 2025Jan 10, 20251
5521PSOTMID WEST COAST CANADA INCOct 11, 2024Oct 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026