Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Western Star 4900

5KJNAED10FPGM4722 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenFeb 18, 2024
AR
Last seenJun 30, 2026
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
5KJNAED10FPGM4722
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 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
NAED1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
GM4722

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 · 37 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 37 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 · Feb 18, 2024 – Jun 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2026ALIII · Driver-only5OOSMEDICE LOG LLC 3945211DF57DU/FL
May 26, 2025LAII · Walk-around1OOSROYAL AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2967723DG02AX/FL
Oct 30, 2024ILIII · Driver-only6ROYAL AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2967723DG02AX/FL
Feb 21, 2024COIII · Driver-only4ROYAL AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2967723AB421Y/FL
Feb 18, 2024ARII · Walk-around4OOSROYAL AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2967723AB42IY/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MEDICE LOG LLC3945211Jun 30, 2026Jun 30, 20261FL
ROYAL AUTO TRANSPORT INC2967723Feb 18, 2024May 26, 20254FL
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.
DF57DUFL1MEDICE LOG LLCJun 30, 2026Jun 30, 20261
DG02AXFLROYAL AUTO TRANSPORT INCOct 30, 2024May 26, 20252
AB421YFLROYAL AUTO TRANSPORT INCFeb 21, 2024Feb 21, 20241
AB42IYFLROYAL AUTO TRANSPORT INCFeb 18, 2024Feb 18, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026