Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Western Star 4900

5KJJABDR5NPNG9901 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenOct 5, 2023
WA
Last seenMay 22, 2026
LA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJABDR5NPNG9901
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 5, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
NG9901

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
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 5, 2023 – May 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 22, 2026LAIII · Driver-only2DEE KING TRUCKING LP 665223R776584/TX
Dec 22, 2025COIII · Driver-only4OOSDEE KING TRUCKING LP 665223R776584/TX
Aug 27, 2024LAIII · Driver-only1DEE KING TRUCKING LP 665223R553426/TX
Feb 9, 2024WYIII · Driver-only0DEE KING TRUCKING LP 665223R553426/TX
Oct 5, 2023WAII · Walk-around0DEE KING TRUCKING LP 665223R553426/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DEE KING TRUCKING LP665223Oct 5, 2023May 22, 20265TX
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.
R776584TXDEE KING TRUCKING LPDec 22, 2025May 22, 20262
R553426TXDEE KING TRUCKING LPOct 5, 2023Aug 27, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026