Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Western Star 6900

5KJJASDR69PAK2973 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
14 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJul 1, 2025
LA
Last seenSep 2, 2026
LA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJASDR69PAK2973
Make
Western Star
Model
6900
Model year
2009
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 9, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
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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
JASDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
AK2973

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2009

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN STAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
6900

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 2, 2026LAII · Walk-around3L DILLON TREE HARVESTING LLC 3258949A552640/MS
Dec 2, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0L DILLON TREE HARVESTING LLC 3258949A552640/MS
Nov 18, 2025LAII · Walk-around1OOSL DILLON TREE HARVESTING LLC 3258949A552640/MS
Jul 1, 2025LAII · Walk-around5OOSL DILLON TREE HARVESTING LLC 3258949A552640/MS
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
L DILLON TREE HARVESTING LLC3258949Jul 1, 2025Sep 2, 20264MS
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
A552640MS1L DILLON TREE HARVESTING LLCJul 1, 2025Sep 2, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026