Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Western Star 4900

5KJJABFG7KPKD4842 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
13 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenApr 3, 2024
MI
Last seenMay 31, 2025
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 13 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
5KJJABFG7KPKD4842
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2019
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
JABFG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
KD4842

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 · 18 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 18 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
2019

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 · Apr 3, 2024 – May 31, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 31, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0AFC TRANSPORT INC 2405573RB84101/MI
Mar 6, 2025COIII · Driver-only0RABBIT RIVER TRANSPORT II LLC 1083066RB84101/MI
Apr 3, 2024MIII · Walk-around2HILCO TRANSPORT INC 328463RB84101/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AFC TRANSPORT INC2405573May 31, 2025May 31, 20251IN
RABBIT RIVER TRANSPORT II LLC1083066Mar 6, 2025Mar 6, 20251MI
HILCO TRANSPORT INC328463Apr 3, 2024Apr 3, 20241NC
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.
RB84101MIAFC TRANSPORT INCMay 31, 2025May 31, 20251
RB84101MIRABBIT RIVER TRANSPORT II LLCMar 6, 2025Mar 6, 20251
RB84101MIHILCO TRANSPORT INCApr 3, 2024Apr 3, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026