Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western Star 4900

5KKHAED1XJPJP1426 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenDec 7, 2023
MT
Last seenOct 7, 2025
NV
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
5KKHAED1XJPJP1426
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
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
5KK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
HAED1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
JP1426

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
2018

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

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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 · Dec 7, 2023 – Oct 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 7, 2025NVII · Walk-around0VN LOGISTIC LLC 3028450PA29631/MT
Dec 5, 2024NVII · Walk-around0BOREALIS FUELS & LOGISTICS INC 3928450PA29631/MT
Aug 8, 2024MTV · Vehicle-only0BOREALIS FUELS & LOGISTICS INC 3928450PA29631/MT
Jun 20, 2024MTII · Walk-around0BOREALIS FUELS & LOGISTICS INC 3928450PA29631/MT
Feb 22, 2024MTIII · Driver-only1BOREALIS FUELS & LOGISTICS INC 3928450TEMP/MT
Dec 7, 2023MTII · Walk-around0BOREALIS FUELS & LOGISTICS INC 3928450PA29631/MT
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VN LOGISTIC LLC3028450Oct 7, 2025Oct 7, 20251PA
BOREALIS FUELS & LOGISTICS INC3928450Dec 7, 2023Dec 5, 20245MT
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.
PA29631MTVN LOGISTIC LLCOct 7, 2025Oct 7, 20251
PA29631MTBOREALIS FUELS & LOGISTICS INCDec 7, 2023Dec 5, 20244
TEMPMTBOREALIS FUELS & LOGISTICS INCFeb 22, 2024Feb 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026