Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Western Star New 4900 Chassis

5KJJBWD16MLMU7430 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenFeb 21, 2024
SC
Last seenMar 3, 2026
SC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJBWD16MLMU7430
Make
Western Star
Model
New 4900 Chassis
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
JBWD1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
MU7430

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 · 377 decoded VINs at 97.9% prefix purity.

Model
49X Chassis

Prefix basis · 377 decoded VINs at 97.9% 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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN STAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
New 4900 Chassis

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 · Feb 21, 2024 – Mar 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 3, 2026SCII · Walk-around1ALTMAN TRUCKING LLC 3287892P888470/SC
Feb 5, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0ALTMAN TRUCKING LLC 3287892P888470/SC
Jan 22, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0ALTMAN TRUCKING LLC 3287892P888470/SC
Sep 24, 2024SCIII · Driver-only0ALTMAN TRUCKING LLC 3287892P888470/SC
Feb 21, 2024SCIII · Driver-only0ALTMAN TRUCKING LLC 3287892P821457/SC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALTMAN TRUCKING LLC3287892Feb 21, 2024Mar 3, 20265SC
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.
P888470SCALTMAN TRUCKING LLCSep 24, 2024Mar 3, 20264
P821457SCALTMAN TRUCKING LLCFeb 21, 2024Feb 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026