Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Western Star 4900

5KJNAEDR7CPBV8720 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenNov 30, 2023
NY
Last seenApr 4, 2025
NY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJNAEDR7CPBV8720
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2012
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
NAEDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
BV8720

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 · 6 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 6 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
2012

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 · Nov 30, 2023 – Apr 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 4, 2025NYII · Walk-around0GALUSHA & SONS LLC 111451430726MN/NY
Mar 12, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0GALUSHA & SONS LLC 111451430726MN/NY
Jan 30, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0GALUSHA & SONS LLC 111451430726MN/NY
Feb 28, 2024NYII · Walk-around0GALUSHA & SONS LLC 111451430726MN/NY
Jan 25, 2024NYII · Walk-around0GALUSHA & SONS LLC 111451430726MN/NY
Nov 30, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0GALUSHA & SONS LLC 111451430726MN/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GALUSHA & SONS LLC1114514Nov 30, 2023Apr 4, 20256NY
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.
30726MNNYGALUSHA & SONS LLCNov 30, 2023Apr 4, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026