Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Western Star 4900

5KJJALDVXDPFF0894 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 13
First seenSep 21, 2023
US
Last seenMay 27, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJALDVXDPFF0894
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 16, 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
JALDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
FF0894

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 · 42 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 42 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 · Sep 21, 2023 – May 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around0ABC CARRIERS LLC 2309370519SS6/MX
May 22, 2026USII · Walk-around2OOSABC CARRIERS LLC 23093701N26339/TX
Apr 27, 2026TXI · Full2OOSABC CARRIERS LLC 23093701N26339/TX
Jun 11, 2025USI · Full2ABC CARRIERS LLC 23093701N26339/TX
Nov 6, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0ABC CARRIERS LLC 23093701N26339/TX
Aug 28, 2024TXI · Full4ABC CARRIERS LLC 23093701N26339/TX
Aug 15, 2024TXI · Full0ABC CARRIERS LLC 23093701N26339/TX
Jul 10, 2024USI · Full0ABC CARRIERS LLC 23093701N26339/TX
Mar 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around0ABC CARRIERS LLC 23093701N26339/TX
Nov 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around1ABC CARRIERS LLC 23093701N26339/TX
Oct 5, 2023TXII · Walk-around0ABC CARRIERS LLC 23093701N26339/TX
Oct 2, 2023TXII · Walk-around0ABC CARRIERS LLC 23093701N26339/TX
Sep 21, 2023USI · Full2OOSABC CARRIERS LLC 23093701N26339/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ABC CARRIERS LLC2309370Sep 21, 2023May 27, 202613TX
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.
519SS6MXABC CARRIERS LLCMay 27, 2026May 27, 20261
1N26339TXABC CARRIERS LLCSep 21, 2023May 22, 202612
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026