Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western Star 4900

5KJNABD19JPJX3612 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 13
First seenOct 3, 2023
AZ
Last seenJan 9, 2026
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
5KJNABD19JPJX3612
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2018
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
NABD1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
JX3612

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 · 20 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 20 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
2018

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 · Oct 3, 2023 – Jan 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 9, 2026INII · Walk-around0BOSS HEAVY HAUL LLC 829033KK657/OK
Jan 8, 2026MOII · Walk-around1BOSS HEAVY HAUL LLC 829033KK657/OK
Dec 12, 2025INII · Walk-around0BOSS HEAVY HAUL LLC 829033KK657/OK
Dec 9, 2025MOII · Walk-around1BOSS HEAVY HAUL LLC 829033KK657/OK
Apr 29, 2024INII · Walk-around0BOSS HEAVY HAUL LLC 829033KK657/OK
Mar 23, 2024INII · Walk-around1BENNETT ON-SITE SERVICES LLC 25649023KK657/OK
Mar 11, 2024AZII · Walk-around0BOSS HEAVY HAUL LLC 829033HF157/OK
Oct 30, 2023AZII · Walk-around0BOSS HEAVY HAUL LLC 829033HF157/OK
Oct 27, 2023AZII · Walk-around0BOSS HEAVY HAUL LLC 829033HF157/OK
Oct 26, 2023AZII · Walk-around0BOSS HEAVY HAUL LLC 829033HF157/OK
Oct 22, 2023CAII · Walk-around0BOSS HEAVY HAUL LLC 829033HF157/TX
Oct 21, 2023CAI · Full0BOSS HEAVY HAUL LLC 829033HF157/OK
Oct 3, 2023AZII · Walk-around0BOSS HEAVY HAUL LLC 829033HF157/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BOSS HEAVY HAUL LLC82903Oct 3, 2023Jan 9, 202612GA
BENNETT ON-SITE SERVICES LLC2564902Mar 23, 2024Mar 23, 20241GA
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.
3KK657OKBOSS HEAVY HAUL LLCApr 29, 2024Jan 9, 20265
3KK657OKBENNETT ON-SITE SERVICES LLCMar 23, 2024Mar 23, 20241
3HF157OKBOSS HEAVY HAUL LLCOct 3, 2023Mar 11, 20246
3HF157TXBOSS HEAVY HAUL LLCOct 22, 2023Oct 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026