Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Western Star 4900

5KJJAEBG0CPBW7467 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenJun 26, 2023
KY
Last seenApr 27, 2026
MO
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJAEBG0CPBW7467
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2012
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
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
5KJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JAEBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
BW7467

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 · 17 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 17 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
2012

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
TRUCK

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 · Jun 26, 2023 – Apr 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 27, 2026MOII · Walk-around7OOSJOHN HOSTETLER 2309646A92946/KY
Dec 22, 2025KYII · Walk-around0JOHN HOSTETLER 2309646A92946/KY
Mar 13, 2025KYIII · Driver-only1OOSJOHN HOSTETLER 2309646A92946/KY
Oct 12, 2023KYII · Walk-around3JOHN HOSTETLER 2309646A76476/KY
Jun 26, 2023KYII · Walk-around5OOSJOHN HOSTETLER 2309646A92946/KY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOHN HOSTETLER2309646Jun 26, 2023Apr 27, 20265KY
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.
A92946KYJOHN HOSTETLERJun 26, 2023Apr 27, 20264
A76476KYJOHN HOSTETLEROct 12, 2023Oct 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026