Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Western Star 4900E

5CKEDDJH81C100533 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
7 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenOct 24, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 31, 2024
WY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 7 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
5CKEDDJH81C100533
Make
Western Star
Model
4900E
Model year
2001
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
5CK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
EDDJH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
100533

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
2001

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN STAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
4900E

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 24, 2023 – May 31, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 31, 2024WYII · Walk-around0JL SHERMAN LLC 2563721TMP24058567/MO
Dec 6, 2023NMIII · Driver-only1HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC 2694953438094/IN
Nov 20, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC 2694953438094/IN
Oct 24, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only3HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC 2694953438094/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JL SHERMAN LLC2563721May 31, 2024May 31, 20241MO
HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC269495Oct 24, 2023Dec 6, 20233PA
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.
TMP24058567MOJL SHERMAN LLCMay 31, 2024May 31, 20241
3438094INHOT SHOT EXPRESS INCOct 24, 2023Dec 6, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026