Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Western Star 4900

5KJJAEFG9MPMM8840 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenOct 12, 2023
VT
Last seenMay 20, 2026
NY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJAEFG9MPMM8840
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
JAEFG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
MM8840

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 · 23 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 23 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
2021

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 · Oct 12, 2023 – May 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2026NYII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT BELLEMARE INTERNATIONAL INC 1550291L736182/QC
May 19, 2026PAI · Full0TRANSPORT BELLEMARE INTERNATIONAL INC 1550291L736182/PQ
Apr 19, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0TRANSPORT BELLEMARE INTERNATIONAL INC 1550291L736182/QC
Mar 26, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0TRANSPORT BELLEMARE INTERNATIONAL INC 1550291L736182/QC
Dec 19, 2023NYIII · Driver-only1TRANSPORT BELLEMARE INTERNATIONAL INC 1550291L736182/PQ
Oct 12, 2023VTI · Full5OOSTRANSPORT BELLEMARE INTERNATIONAL INC 1550291L736182/PQ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORT BELLEMARE INTERNATIONAL INC1550291Oct 12, 2023May 20, 20266QC
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.
L736182QCTRANSPORT BELLEMARE INTERNATIONAL INCMar 26, 2025May 20, 20263
L736182PQTRANSPORT BELLEMARE INTERNATIONAL INCOct 12, 2023May 19, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026