Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Western Star 4900

5KJJABDR7CPBK5021 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenNov 15, 2023
WV
Last seenFeb 28, 2025
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
5KJJABDR7CPBK5021
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2012
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
JABDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
BK5021

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
2012

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 · Nov 15, 2023 – Feb 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 28, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0CHASES TOWING LLC 2014717F6B837/KY
Jan 31, 2024WVII · Walk-around1OOSODELLS TRUCKING CO LLC 787156B305976/WV
Dec 14, 2023WVII · Walk-around3ODELLS TRUCKING CO LLC 787156B305976/WV
Nov 15, 2023WVII · Walk-around0ODELLS TRUCKING CO LLC 787156B287391/WV
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHASES TOWING LLC2014717Feb 28, 2025Feb 28, 20251KY
ODELLS TRUCKING CO LLC787156Nov 15, 2023Jan 31, 20243WV
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.
F6B837KYCHASES TOWING LLCFeb 28, 2025Feb 28, 20251
B305976WVODELLS TRUCKING CO LLCDec 14, 2023Jan 31, 20242
B287391WVODELLS TRUCKING CO LLCNov 15, 2023Nov 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026