Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Western Star 4900

5KKJAECKX4PM71340 · Truck-Tractor · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenSep 6, 2023
NY
Last seenMay 6, 2026
NY
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKJAECKX4PM71340
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2004
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
JAECK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
M71340

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 · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 3 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
2004

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
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 · Sep 6, 2023 – May 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 6, 2026NYV · Vehicle-only0UNIQUE TRUCK CORP 3783030AH23700/PA
Aug 14, 2025NYII · Walk-around4OOSUNIQUE TRUCK CORP 3783030AH23700/PA
Mar 28, 2025NYI · Full17OOSUNIQUE TRUCK CORP 3783030AH23700/PA
Mar 6, 2025NYII · Walk-around5UNIQUE TRUCK CORP 3783030AH23700/PA
Sep 10, 2024NYII · Walk-around1UNIQUE TRUCK CORP 3783030AH23700/PA
Mar 22, 2024NYII · Walk-around3UNIQUE TRUCK CORP 3783030AH23700/PA
Feb 27, 2024NYI · Full8OOSUNIQUE TRUCK CORP 3783030AH23700/PA
Feb 14, 2024NYIII · Driver-only1UNIQUE TRUCK CORP 3783030AH23700/PA
Jan 10, 2024NYII · Walk-around1UNIQUE TRUCK CORP 3783030AH23700/PA
Sep 6, 2023NYII · Walk-around2OOSUNIQUE TRUCK CORP 3783030AH23700/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNIQUE TRUCK CORP3783030Sep 6, 2023May 6, 202610PA
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.
AH23700PAUNIQUE TRUCK CORPSep 6, 2023May 6, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026