Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western Star 4900

5KKXAFCG2JPJR3749 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenDec 6, 2023
GA
Last seenJul 22, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKXAFCG2JPJR3749
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2018
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
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
XAFCG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
JR3749

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 · 109 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 109 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
Incomplete - Glider

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

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 · Dec 6, 2023 – Jul 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0TIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INC 1490457YA183474/NC
Mar 27, 2026NCII · Walk-around2TIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INC 1490457YA183474/NC
Nov 5, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSTIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INC 1490457YA183474/NC
Oct 21, 2025NCII · Walk-around2TIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INC 1490457YA183474/NC
Jan 22, 2025SCIII · Driver-only5OOSTIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INC 1490457YA183474/NC
Dec 19, 2024NCII · Walk-around1OOSTIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INC 1490457YA183474/NC
Dec 6, 2023GAI · Full4LOG CREEK LOGGING INC 471081P775508/SC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INC1490457Dec 19, 2024Jul 22, 20266NC
LOG CREEK LOGGING INC471081Dec 6, 2023Dec 6, 20231SC
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.
YA183474NC1TIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INCDec 19, 2024Jul 22, 20266
P775508SCLOG CREEK LOGGING INCDec 6, 2023Dec 6, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026