Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Western Star 4900

5KJJABD16NPNL8154 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenOct 17, 2024
ME
Last seenJul 17, 2026
ME
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJABD16NPNL8154
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2022
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
JABD1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
NL8154

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 · 146 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 146 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
2022

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 · Oct 17, 2024 – Jul 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2026MEI · Full2OOSDAVIS FORESTRY PRODUCTS INC 744593933705/ME
Jun 5, 2026MEIII · Driver-only1DAVIS FORESTRY PRODUCTS INC 744593933705/ME
Aug 28, 2025MEIII · Driver-only0DAVIS FORESTRY PRODUCTS INC 744593933705/ME
Oct 17, 2024MEI · Full3DAVIS FORESTRY PRODUCTS INC 744593864803/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAVIS FORESTRY PRODUCTS INC744593Oct 17, 2024Jul 17, 20264ME
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.
933705ME1DAVIS FORESTRY PRODUCTS INCAug 28, 2025Jul 17, 20263
864803MEDAVIS FORESTRY PRODUCTS INCOct 17, 2024Oct 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026