Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Western Star 4900

5KJJAEDV1FPGM8490 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJan 31, 2024
TX
Last seenFeb 20, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJAEDV1FPGM8490
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
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
JAEDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
GM8490

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 · 33 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 33 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 31, 2024 – Feb 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 20, 2026TXI · Full1OOSLEWIS PETRO PROPERTIES INC 14143641M68298/TX
Feb 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around0LEWIS PETRO PROPERTIES INC 14143641L54656/TX
Oct 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around0LEWIS PETRO PROPERTIES INC 14143641L54656/TX
Jan 31, 2024TXII · Walk-around0LEWIS PETRO PROPERTIES INC 14143641L54656/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LEWIS PETRO PROPERTIES INC1414364Jan 31, 2024Feb 20, 20264TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
1M68298TXLEWIS PETRO PROPERTIES INCFeb 20, 2026Feb 20, 20261
1L54656TXLEWIS PETRO PROPERTIES INCJan 31, 2024Feb 17, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026