Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Western Star 6900

5KJNASBG9CPBR4358 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 14
First seenNov 27, 2023
TN
Last seenMar 19, 2026
MT
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJNASBG9CPBR4358
Make
Western Star
Model
6900
Model year
2012
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
NASBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
BR4358

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 · 8 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
6900

Prefix basis · 8 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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN STAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
6900

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 · Nov 27, 2023 – Mar 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 19, 2026MTIII · Driver-only1BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536C1548HY/TN
Nov 6, 2024TNII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536C1548HY/TN
Feb 23, 2024TNII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536C1548HY/UK
Feb 21, 2024TNII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536C1548HY/UK
Feb 19, 2024TNII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536C1548HY/TN
Feb 16, 2024TNII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536C1548HY/UK
Feb 14, 2024TNII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536C1548HY/TN
Feb 12, 2024TNII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536C1548HY/TN
Feb 9, 2024TNII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536C1548HY/TN
Feb 7, 2024TNII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536C1548HY/TN
Feb 5, 2024TNII · Walk-around1BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536C1548HY/TN
Jan 26, 2024TNII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536C1548HY/TN
Nov 30, 2023TNII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536C1548HY/TN
Nov 27, 2023TNII · Walk-around0BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO 536C1548HY/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO536Nov 27, 2023Mar 19, 202614TN
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.
C1548HYTNBARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CONov 27, 2023Mar 19, 202611
C1548HYUKBARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING COFeb 16, 2024Feb 23, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026