Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western Star 4900

5KKHAEDV3JPJZ0872 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJan 4, 2024
NM
Last seenDec 18, 2025
MS
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKHAEDV3JPJZ0872
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
HAEDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
JZ0872

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 · 273 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 273 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 4, 2024 – Dec 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 18, 2025MSIII · Driver-only2PNG AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2268041XP24681/CA
Dec 15, 2025NMII · Walk-around1PNG AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2268041XP24681/CA
Jan 15, 2025CAI · Full0PNG AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2268041XP24681/CA
Oct 6, 2024TXII · Walk-around4PNG AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2268041XP2Y681/CA
Jan 23, 2024CAI · Full0PNG AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2268041XP24681/CA
Jan 4, 2024NMII · Walk-around1OOSPNG AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2268041XP24681/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PNG AUTO TRANSPORT INC2268041Jan 4, 2024Dec 18, 20256CA
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.
XP24681CAPNG AUTO TRANSPORT INCJan 4, 2024Dec 18, 20255
XP2Y681CAPNG AUTO TRANSPORT INCOct 6, 2024Oct 6, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026