Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Western Star 4900

5KJNAEAV86PV40404 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenAug 31, 2023
NY
Last seenMay 2, 2025
NY
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJNAEAV86PV40404
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2006
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
NAEAV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
V40404

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 · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 4 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
2006

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 · Aug 31, 2023 – May 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 2, 2025NYII · Walk-around9OOSWASTE RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC 114840922641TC/NY
Sep 6, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0WASTE RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC 114840922641TC/NY
May 22, 2024NYII · Walk-around2WASTE RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC 114840922641TC/NY
Apr 18, 2024NYII · Walk-around6OOSWASTE RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC 114840922641TC/NY
Aug 31, 2023NYII · Walk-around13OOSWASTE RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC 114840922641TC/NY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WASTE RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC1148409Aug 31, 2023May 2, 20255NY
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.
22641TCNYWASTE RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLCAug 31, 2023May 2, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026