Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Western Star 4900

5KJJALFG8KPKV9551 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections35
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 35
First seenJun 29, 2023
NV
Last seenApr 23, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJALFG8KPKV9551
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2019
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
KV9551

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
2019

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 · Jun 29, 2023 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026CAI · Full0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Feb 26, 2026CAII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Feb 25, 2026CAII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Feb 23, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSBARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Feb 16, 2026CAI · Full0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Jan 19, 2026NEII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 53637652HY/TN
Jan 15, 2026KSIII · Driver-only1BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Dec 11, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Dec 10, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Nov 7, 2025NVII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Oct 24, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Aug 27, 2025CAI · Full0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
May 8, 2025CAII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
May 2, 2025AZII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Apr 29, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Apr 28, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Apr 18, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Dec 11, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Sep 30, 2024AZII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Sep 26, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Sep 25, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Aug 2, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Jul 15, 2024CAI · Full0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Jan 25, 2024AZII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Jan 23, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Jan 18, 2024CAII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Jan 16, 2024CAII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Jan 10, 2024CAII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Jan 6, 2024CAI · Full0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Jan 5, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Dec 28, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Oct 5, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Aug 11, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Aug 9, 2023CAI · Full0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
Jun 29, 2023NVIII · Driver-only0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536J7652HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO536Jun 29, 2023Apr 23, 202635TN
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.
J7652HYTNBARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING COJun 29, 2023Apr 23, 202634
37652HYTNBARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING COJan 19, 2026Jan 19, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026