Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Western Star 4900

5KJJABCK75PU08944 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJul 17, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 1, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJABCK75PU08944
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2005
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
JABCK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
U08944

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 · 149 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 149 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
2005

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 17, 2023 – Jul 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2026TXII · Walk-around0SAMUEL MENDOZA 2362598R671582/TX
Jun 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around1SAMUEL MENDOZA 2362598R671582/TX
Aug 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around1SAMUEL MENDOZA 2362598R671582/TX
Jul 23, 2025NMII · Walk-around1SAMUEL MENDOZA 2362598R671582/TX
Mar 31, 2025COIII · Driver-only0SAMUEL MENDOZA 2362598R671582/TX
Dec 1, 2024ARI · Full6OOSSAMUEL MENDOZA 2362598R671582/TX
Nov 15, 2024TXIII · Driver-only2SAMUEL MENDOZA 2362598R671582/TX
Jul 17, 2023TXII · Walk-around5OOSSAMUEL MENDOZA 2362598R671582/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAMUEL MENDOZA2362598Jul 17, 2023Jul 1, 20268TX
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.
R671582TX1SAMUEL MENDOZAJul 17, 2023Jul 1, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026