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2006 Western Star 4900

5KJNALAV96PV43171 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenNov 15, 2023
IA
Last seenJun 26, 2025
US
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJNALAV96PV43171
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
Aug 9, 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
NALAV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
V43171

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Nov 15, 2023 – Jun 26, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 26, 2025USV · Vehicle-only2PETERSON CONTRACTORS INC 260974SB0214/IA
Oct 25, 2024IAII · Walk-around7OOSPETERSON CONTRACTORS INC 260974SB0214/IA
Nov 15, 2023IAIII · Driver-only1PETERSON CONTRACTORS INC 260974SB0214/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PETERSON CONTRACTORS INC260974Nov 15, 2023Jun 26, 20253IA
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.
SB0214IAPETERSON CONTRACTORS INCNov 15, 2023Jun 26, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026