Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Western Star 4900

5KJJAEDR3CPBN9491 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenNov 3, 2023
AL
Last seenApr 22, 2026
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
5KJJAEDR3CPBN9491
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2012
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
JAEDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
BN9491

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 · 147 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 147 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
2012

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 · Nov 3, 2023 – Apr 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 22, 2026ALII · Walk-around5T AND K ROADSIDE SERVICES LLC 24462161231049/AL
May 31, 2025ALII · Walk-around4MICHAEL HARRISON 15205577A00T44/AL
Mar 24, 2025ALII · Walk-around2MICHAEL HARRISON 15205577A00T44/AL
Oct 9, 2024ALII · Walk-around0MICHAEL HARRISON 15205577A00T44/AL
Nov 5, 2023ALIII · Driver-only0MICHAEL HARRISON 15205577A00T44/AL
Nov 3, 2023ALII · Walk-around1MICHAEL HARRISON 15205577A00T44/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
T AND K ROADSIDE SERVICES LLC2446216Apr 22, 2026Apr 22, 20261AL
MICHAEL HARRISON1520557Nov 3, 2023May 31, 20255AL
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.
1231049ALT AND K ROADSIDE SERVICES LLCApr 22, 2026Apr 22, 20261
7A00T44ALMICHAEL HARRISONNov 3, 2023May 31, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026