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2012 Western Star 4900

5KJJALBG7CPBF1315 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenMar 14, 2024
OH
Last seenAug 31, 2026
OH
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJALBG7CPBF1315
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
Jun 21, 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
JALBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
BF1315

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 · 20 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 20 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 · Mar 14, 2024 – Aug 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 31, 2026OHII · Walk-around2ARTCO LLC 1984143PWU5837/OH
Jun 16, 2026WVI · Full8OOSARTCO LLC 1984143PWU5837/OH
Nov 13, 2025OHII · Walk-around2ARTCO LLC 1984143PWU5837/OH
Feb 7, 2025OHII · Walk-around2OOSARTCO LLC 1984143PWU5837/OH
Oct 7, 2024OHI · Full6ARTCO LLC 1984143PWU5837/OH
Jul 24, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0ARTCO LLC 1984143PWU5837/OH
Jul 18, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0ARTCO LLC 1984143PWU5837/OH
Jul 12, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0ARTCO LLC 1984143PWU5837/OH
Jun 21, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0ARTCO LLC 1984143PWU5837/OH
Mar 25, 2024OHII · Walk-around2ARTCO LLC 1984143PWU5837/OH
Mar 14, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0ARTCO LLC 1984143PWU5837/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARTCO LLC1984143Mar 14, 2024Aug 31, 202611OH
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.
PWU5837OH1ARTCO LLCMar 14, 2024Aug 31, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026