Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Western Star 4900

5KJJABAV64PL86480 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenSep 22, 2023
NY
Last seenJun 17, 2026
NY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
5KJJABAV64PL86480
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2004
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
JABAV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
L86480

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 · 84 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 84 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
2004

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 · Sep 22, 2023 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026NYII · Walk-around3OOSCAMPBELL TRUCKING INC 259385TEMP/PA
Jun 11, 2025PAIII · Driver-only2CAMPBELL TRUCKING INC 259385AG73054/PA
May 14, 2025NYII · Walk-around4CAMPBELL TRUCKING INC 259385AH12483/PA
May 7, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0CAMPBELL TRUCKING INC 259385AG73054/PA
Dec 18, 2023PAII · Walk-around4ALT TRANSPORT INC 1507019AG73054/PA
Sep 22, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0MYERS TRUCKING INC 431599AG73054/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CAMPBELL TRUCKING INC259385May 7, 2025Jun 17, 20264PA
ALT TRANSPORT INC1507019Dec 18, 2023Dec 18, 20231PA
MYERS TRUCKING INC431599Sep 22, 2023Sep 22, 20231PA
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.
TEMPPA1CAMPBELL TRUCKING INCJun 17, 2026Jun 17, 20261
AG73054PACAMPBELL TRUCKING INCMay 7, 2025Jun 11, 20252
AH12483PACAMPBELL TRUCKING INCMay 14, 2025May 14, 20251
AG73054PAALT TRANSPORT INCDec 18, 2023Dec 18, 20231
AG73054PAMYERS TRUCKING INCSep 22, 2023Sep 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026