Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Western Star 4900

5KJJAECK75PN66699 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenJun 22, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 21, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
5KJJAECK75PN66699
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2005
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
JAECK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
N66699

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 · 80 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 80 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
2005

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 22, 2023 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around3RED DIRT TRANSPORT LLC 34186181N52336/TX
Jun 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around2RED DIRT TRANSPORT LLC 34186181N52336/TX
May 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around1RED DIRT TRANSPORT LLC 34186181N52336/TX
Jan 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around6RED DIRT TRANSPORT LLC 34186181N52336/TX
Oct 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around5RED DIRT TRANSPORT LLC 34186181N52336/TX
Nov 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around0RED DIRT TRANSPORT LLC 34186181N52336/TX
Aug 27, 2024TXI · Full4OOSRED DIRT TRANSPORT LLC 34186181N52336/TX
Jun 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around04 C TRANSPORTATION LLC 19024721N12108/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RED DIRT TRANSPORT LLC3418618Aug 27, 2024Jul 21, 20267TX
4 C TRANSPORTATION LLC1902472Jun 22, 2023Jun 22, 20231TX
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.
1N52336TX1RED DIRT TRANSPORT LLCAug 27, 2024Jul 21, 20267
1N12108TX4 C TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 22, 2023Jun 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026