Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western Star 4900

5KJJABFG8LPLF5560 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenApr 15, 2024
WV
Last seenSep 10, 2025
WV
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
5KJJABFG8LPLF5560
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
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
JABFG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
LF5560

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 · 18 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 18 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 · Apr 15, 2024 – Sep 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 10, 2025WVIII · Driver-only1ADVANCED ASPHALT INC 4027094BA550451/WV
Jul 31, 2025WVIII · Driver-only3ADVANCED ASPHALT INC 4027094BA550451/WV
Nov 8, 2024VAIII · Driver-only0FRANKIE GRAHAM INC 337654BA549564/WV
May 1, 2024WVII · Walk-around3FRANKIE GRAHAM INC 337654BA546735/WV
Apr 15, 2024WVIII · Driver-only0FRANKIE GRAHAM INC 337654BA546735/WV
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ADVANCED ASPHALT INC4027094Jul 31, 2025Sep 10, 20252WV
FRANKIE GRAHAM INC337654Apr 15, 2024Nov 8, 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.
BA550451WVADVANCED ASPHALT INCJul 31, 2025Sep 10, 20252
BA549564WVFRANKIE GRAHAM INCNov 8, 2024Nov 8, 20241
BA546735WVFRANKIE GRAHAM INCApr 15, 2024May 1, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026