Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western Star 4900

5KJJABDR0LPLZ9268 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 13
First seenJul 19, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 16, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 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
5KJJABDR0LPLZ9268
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2020
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
JABDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
LZ9268

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 · 97 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 97 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
2020

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 19, 2023 – Apr 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 16, 2026CAI · Full0SNB HOLDINGS INC 4298081PA25929/MT
Apr 15, 2026IDII · Walk-around2OOSSNB HOLDINGS INC 4298081PA25929/MT
Mar 25, 2026NVIII · Driver-only1SNB HOLDINGS INC 4298081PA25929/MT
Dec 23, 2025WYIII · Driver-only1SNB HOLDINGS INC 4298081PA25929/MT
Aug 5, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0COXE TRANSPORTATION INC 758668PA25929/MT
Jul 24, 2025MTII · Walk-around0COXE TRANSPORTATION INC 758668PA25929/MT
Dec 3, 2024CAII · Walk-around4COXE TRANSPORTATION INC 758668PA25929/MT
May 22, 2024CAII · Walk-around1COXE TRANSPORTATION INC 758668PA25929/MT
May 22, 2024UTI · Full6COXE TRANSPORTATION INC 758668PA25929/MT
May 15, 2024NVIII · Driver-only0COXE TRANSPORTATION INC 758668PA25929/MT
Feb 15, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0COXE TRANSPORTATION INC 758668PA25929/MT
Nov 29, 2023NVIII · Driver-only0COXE TRANSPORTATION INC 758668PA25929/MT
Jul 19, 2023CAI · Full0COXE TRANSPORTATION INC 758668PA25929/MT
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SNB HOLDINGS INC4298081Dec 23, 2025Apr 16, 20264MT
COXE TRANSPORTATION INC758668Jul 19, 2023Aug 5, 20259MT
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.
PA25929MTSNB HOLDINGS INCDec 23, 2025Apr 16, 20264
PA25929MTCOXE TRANSPORTATION INCJul 19, 2023Aug 5, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026