Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Western Star 4900

5KJJALFG7NPNF4270 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenJul 20, 2023
SC
Last seenMar 19, 2026
TN
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJALFG7NPNF4270
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2022
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
JALFG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
NF4270

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 · 15 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 15 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
2022

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 · Jul 20, 2023 – Mar 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 19, 2026TNI · Full1OOSMORTON BUILDINGS INC 71315P1278905/IL
Jan 24, 2025SCIII · Driver-only2MORTON BUILDINGS INC 71315P1278905/IL
Oct 16, 2024TNI · Full0MORTON BUILDINGS INC 71315P1115289/IL
Jul 30, 2024ALIII · Driver-only1MORTON BUILDINGS INC 71315P1115289/IL
Jun 14, 2024ALII · Walk-around0MORTON BUILDINGS INC 71315P1115289/IL
Feb 22, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0MORTON BUILDINGS INC 71315P1115289/IL
Aug 30, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0MORTON BUILDINGS INC 71315P1115289/IL
Jul 20, 2023SCII · Walk-around0MORTON BUILDINGS INC 71315P1115289/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MORTON BUILDINGS INC71315Jul 20, 2023Mar 19, 20268IL
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.
P1278905ILMORTON BUILDINGS INCJan 24, 2025Mar 19, 20262
P1115289ILMORTON BUILDINGS INCJul 20, 2023Oct 16, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026