Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Western Star 4900

5KJJABCK17PY48869 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 31, 2024
TX
Last seenAug 25, 2025
DE
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJABCK17PY48869
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2007
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
JABCK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
Y48869

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 · 149 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 149 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
2007

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 · Jul 31, 2024 – Aug 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 25, 2025DEI · Full0S C BALLARD LLC 75481279002A/CT
Aug 21, 2025RIIII · Driver-only0S C BALLARD LLC 75481279002A/CT
Jul 17, 2025PAI · Full1S C BALLARD LLC 75481279002A/CT
Jul 31, 2024TXII · Walk-around0TFORCE FREIGHT INC 1210583708453/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
S C BALLARD LLC754812Jul 17, 2025Aug 25, 20253CT
TFORCE FREIGHT INC121058Jul 31, 2024Jul 31, 20241VA
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.
79002ACTS C BALLARD LLCJul 17, 2025Aug 25, 20253
3708453INTFORCE FREIGHT INCJul 31, 2024Jul 31, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026