Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Western Star 4900

5KKMAEAV88PAJ0415 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenAug 8, 2023
VT
Last seenNov 20, 2025
MA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKMAEAV88PAJ0415
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2008
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
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
5KK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
MAEAV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
AJ0415

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 · 14 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 14 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
2008

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 · Aug 8, 2023 – Nov 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 20, 2025MAIII · Driver-only1PORTLAND STONEWARE PACKAGING CO INC 5145818901AR/MA
Apr 8, 2025VTII · Walk-around0PORTLAND STONEWARE PACKAGING CO INC 5145818901AR/NH
Feb 11, 2025NYII · Walk-around1OOSPORTLAND STONEWARE PACKAGING CO INC 5145818901AR/NH
Sep 24, 2024NHIII · Driver-only0PORTLAND STONEWARE PACKAGING CO INC 5145818901AR/NH
Aug 8, 2023VTII · Walk-around0PORTLAND STONEWARE PACKAGING CO INC 5145818901AR/NH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PORTLAND STONEWARE PACKAGING CO INC514581Aug 8, 2023Nov 20, 20255NH
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.
8901ARMAPORTLAND STONEWARE PACKAGING CO INCNov 20, 2025Nov 20, 20251
8901ARNHPORTLAND STONEWARE PACKAGING CO INCAug 8, 2023Apr 8, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026