Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Western Star 4900

5KJJABDR4MPMH3241 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenJun 26, 2023
NY
Last seenDec 3, 2025
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
5KJJABDR4MPMH3241
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2021
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
JABDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
MH3241

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
2021

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 · Jun 26, 2023 – Dec 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 3, 2025NYII · Walk-around1OOSD FORSYTH LTD 1422808PVA084/NB
Nov 26, 2025MEII · Walk-around0D FORSYTH LTD 1422808PVA084/NB
Apr 9, 2025VTIII · Driver-only1D FORSYTH LTD 1422808PVA084/PQ
Jun 20, 2024NYII · Walk-around4ANDERSON SIDING HAULING INC 1489843PUJ931/NB
Jun 4, 2024MEI · Full1ANDERSON SIDING HAULING INC 1489843PUJ931/NB
Mar 12, 2024MEII · Walk-around0ANDERSON SIDING HAULING INC 1489843PUJ931/NB
Feb 6, 2024MEII · Walk-around0ANDERSON SIDING HAULING INC 1489843PUJ931/NB
Jun 26, 2023NYII · Walk-around3ANDERSON SIDING HAULING INC 1489843PUJ931/NB
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
D FORSYTH LTD1422808Apr 9, 2025Dec 3, 20253NB
ANDERSON SIDING HAULING INC1489843Jun 26, 2023Jun 20, 20245NB
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.
PVA084NBD FORSYTH LTDNov 26, 2025Dec 3, 20252
PVA084PQD FORSYTH LTDApr 9, 2025Apr 9, 20251
PUJ931NBANDERSON SIDING HAULING INCJun 26, 2023Jun 20, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026