Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western Star 4900

5KJJALD15LPLX5855 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenAug 28, 2023
CA
Last seenNov 14, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJALD15LPLX5855
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
LX5855

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
2020

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 28, 2023 – Nov 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 14, 2025CAII · Walk-around0SAMUEL J PIAZZA & SON INC 391314ZP47574/CA
Oct 23, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0SAMUEL J PIAZZA & SON INC 391314ZP47574/CA
Mar 24, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0SAMUEL J PIAZZA & SON INC 391314XP70241/CA
Sep 9, 2024CAII · Walk-around0SAMUEL J PIAZZA & SON INC 391314XP70241/CA
Jul 27, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0SAMUEL J PIAZZA & SON INC 391314XP70241/CA
Jul 11, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2OOSSAMUEL J PIAZZA & SON INC 391314XP70241/CA
Mar 26, 2024CAII · Walk-around0SAMUEL J PIAZZA & SON INC 391314XP70241/CA
Mar 17, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only1SAMUEL J PIAZZA & SON INC 391314XP70241/CA
Jan 23, 2024CAII · Walk-around0SAMUEL J PIAZZA & SON INC 391314XP70241/CA
Jan 14, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0SAMUEL J PIAZZA & SON INC 391314XP70241/CA
Aug 28, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0SAMUEL J PIAZZA & SON INC 391314XP70241/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAMUEL J PIAZZA & SON INC391314Aug 28, 2023Nov 14, 202511CA
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.
ZP47574CASAMUEL J PIAZZA & SON INCOct 23, 2025Nov 14, 20252
XP70241CASAMUEL J PIAZZA & SON INCAug 28, 2023Mar 24, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026