Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Western star 4900

5KJNABAV87PY41299 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seen07/17/2023
MS
Last seen05/01/2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJNABAV87PY41299
Make
Western star
Model
4900
Model year
2007
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
07/05/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 07/17/2023 – 05/01/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/01/2026TNII · Walk-around3OOSUNIVERSAL HAULING LLC 4155262U5456HY/TN
09/22/2025TNI · Full9—UNIVERSAL HAULING LLC 4155262U5456HY/TN
09/16/2025ARII · Walk-around2OOSUNIVERSAL HAULING LLC 4155262U5456HY/TN
12/08/2023ARII · Walk-around8OOSJIMMY T WOOD LLC 96572Y622HZ/TN
07/17/2023MSIII · Driver-only0—JIMMY T WOOD LLC 96572Y622HZ/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNIVERSAL HAULING LLC415526209/16/202505/01/20263TN
JIMMY T WOOD LLC9657207/17/202312/08/20232TN
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.
U5456HYTN—UNIVERSAL HAULING LLC09/16/2025 → 05/01/20263
Y622HZTN—JIMMY T WOOD LLC07/17/2023 → 12/08/20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/05/2026