Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Western Star 4900

5KJJALCK75PU30612 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJul 26, 2023
IL
Last seenJun 5, 2025
MT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
5KJJALCK75PU30612
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
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
JALCK

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
U30612

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 · 34 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 34 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 · Jul 26, 2023 – Jun 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 5, 2025MTIII · Driver-only1PATRICK MARINE TRANSPORTATION LLC 40505153751784/IN
Apr 26, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0PATRICK MARINE TRANSPORTATION LLC 40505153751784/IN
Jan 8, 2025TXI · Full4OOSNORTH AMERICAN SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT CORP 2897912RB95168/MI
Aug 7, 2024INII · Walk-around0NORTH AMERICAN SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT CORP 2897912RB95168/MI
Jul 26, 2023ILII · Walk-around0NORTH AMERICAN SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT CORP 2897912RB95168/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PATRICK MARINE TRANSPORTATION LLC4050515Apr 26, 2025Jun 5, 20252IN
NORTH AMERICAN SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT CORP2897912Jul 26, 2023Jan 8, 20253MI
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.
3751784INPATRICK MARINE TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 26, 2025Jun 5, 20252
RB95168MINORTH AMERICAN SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT CORPJul 26, 2023Jan 8, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026