Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Western Star 4900

5KJJABD15MPME4745 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenFeb 28, 2024
AK
Last seenJan 28, 2026
AK
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJABD15MPME4745
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
JABD1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
ME4745

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 · 146 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 146 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
2021

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 · Feb 28, 2024 – Jan 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 28, 2026AKIII · Driver-only1SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT & RIGGING LLC 2448404STR027/AK
Sep 4, 2025AKII · Walk-around1SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT & RIGGING LLC 2448404STR027/AK
Apr 8, 2025AKII · Walk-around0SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT & RIGGING LLC 2448404STR027/AK
Nov 13, 2024AKIII · Driver-only1SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT & RIGGING LLC 2448404STR027/AK
May 7, 2024AKIII · Driver-only0SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT & RIGGING LLC 2448404STR027/AK
Feb 28, 2024AKIII · Driver-only0SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT & RIGGING LLC 2448404STR027/AK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT & RIGGING LLC2448404Feb 28, 2024Jan 28, 20266AK
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.
STR027AK1SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT & RIGGING LLCFeb 28, 2024Jan 28, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026