Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Western Star 4900

5KJJABDR9NPNF2731 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenSep 25, 2023
NM
Last seenJun 13, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJABDR9NPNF2731
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2022
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
JABDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
NF2731

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 · 97 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 97 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
2022

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 · Sep 25, 2023 – Jun 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 13, 2026GAIII · Driver-only2EPIC TRANS LLC 209733438KT5J/MO
Feb 4, 2026GAIII · Driver-only2EPIC TRANS LLC 209733438KT5J/MO
Jun 28, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1EPIC TRANS LLC 209733438KT5J/MO
Feb 20, 2024AZII · Walk-around4LIQUID TRANSPORT CORP 708923427766/AZ
Sep 25, 2023NMII · Walk-around2LIQUID TRANSPORT CORP 708923427766/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EPIC TRANS LLC2097334Jun 28, 2025Jun 13, 20263MO
LIQUID TRANSPORT CORP70892Sep 25, 2023Feb 20, 20242IN
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.
38KT5JMO1EPIC TRANS LLCJun 28, 2025Jun 13, 20263
3427766AZ1LIQUID TRANSPORT CORPFeb 20, 2024Feb 20, 20241
3427766IN1LIQUID TRANSPORT CORPSep 25, 2023Sep 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026