Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Western Star 4900

5KJJABAV96PW54103 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenOct 24, 2023
NC
Last seenNov 13, 2025
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJABAV96PW54103
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
Jun 21, 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
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
W54103

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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 24, 2023 – Nov 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 13, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0TIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INC 1490457YA183467/NC
Nov 10, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSTIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INC 1490457YA183467/NC
Jun 3, 2025NCII · Walk-around0TIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INC 1490457YA183467/NC
Feb 3, 2025NCII · Walk-around1TIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INC 1490457YA183467/NC
Aug 21, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0TIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INC 1490457YA183467/NC
Jun 17, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0TIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INC 1490457YA183467/NC
Oct 24, 2023NCIII · Driver-only1TIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INC 1490457YX6539/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INC1490457Oct 24, 2023Nov 13, 20257NC
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
YA183467NCTIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INCJun 17, 2024Nov 13, 20256
YX6539NCTIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INCOct 24, 2023Oct 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026