Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Western Star 4900

5KJJAED65FPGN0428 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenMar 18, 2024
PA
Last seenJun 24, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
5KJJAED65FPGN0428
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 30, 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
JAED6

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
GN0428

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 · 46 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 46 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
2015

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 · Mar 18, 2024 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026NCII · Walk-around0MODERN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 290790R807114/TX
Jun 10, 2026MSI · Full0MODERN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 290790R807114/TX
Sep 25, 2025TNII · Walk-around0GRAMMER LOGISTICS INC 1846683825610/IN
Aug 20, 2025WYI · Full1GRAMMER LOGISTICS INC 1846683825610/IN
Jun 24, 2025MSI · Full0GRAMMER LOGISTICS INC 1846683825610/IN
Mar 18, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0HENIFF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC 7594933412324/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MODERN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC290790Jun 10, 2026Jun 24, 20262PA
GRAMMER LOGISTICS INC184668Jun 24, 2025Sep 25, 20253IN
HENIFF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC759493Mar 18, 2024Mar 18, 20241IL
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.
R807114TX1MODERN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLCJun 10, 2026Jun 24, 20262
3825610IN1GRAMMER LOGISTICS INCJun 24, 2025Sep 25, 20253
3412324IN1HENIFF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLCMar 18, 2024Mar 18, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026