Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western Star 4900

5KKXAF005JPJS3458 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
12 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenAug 2, 2024
MI
Last seenAug 1, 2025
MI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKXAF005JPJS3458
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2018
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
XAF00

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
JS3458

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 · 132 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 132 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 · Aug 2, 2024 – Aug 1, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 1, 2025MIII · Walk-around2EMC EXPRESS INC 1595810BD98553/MI
Jul 11, 2025MIII · Walk-around3EMC EXPRESS INC 1595810BD98653/MI
Jun 11, 2025MIIII · Driver-only3OOSEMC EXPRESS INC 1595810BD98653/MI
Aug 2, 2024MIII · Walk-around2EMC EXPRESS INC 1595810BC02727/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EMC EXPRESS INC1595810Aug 2, 2024Aug 1, 20254MI
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.
BD98553MIEMC EXPRESS INCAug 1, 2025Aug 1, 20251
BD98653MIEMC EXPRESS INCJun 11, 2025Jul 11, 20252
BC02727MIEMC EXPRESS INCAug 2, 2024Aug 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026