Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Western Star 4900

5KJJAHCG83PL03955 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenDec 15, 2023
SD
Last seenApr 14, 2025
SD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJAHCG83PL03955
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2003
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
JAHCG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
L03955

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2003

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Dec 15, 2023 – Apr 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0UNRAU LIVESTOCK LTD 3199143CPN241/MB
Dec 3, 2024NDII · Walk-around0UNRAU LIVESTOCK LTD 3199143CPN241/MB
Jun 17, 2024IAII · Walk-around1UNRAU LIVESTOCK LTD 3199143CPN241/MB
Feb 2, 2024NDII · Walk-around0UNRAU LIVESTOCK LTD 3199143CKT980/MB
Dec 15, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0UNRAU LIVESTOCK LTD 3199143CKT980/MB
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNRAU LIVESTOCK LTD3199143Dec 15, 2023Apr 14, 20255MB
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.
CPN241MBUNRAU LIVESTOCK LTDJun 17, 2024Apr 14, 20253
CKT980MBUNRAU LIVESTOCK LTDDec 15, 2023Feb 2, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026