Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Western Star 4900

5KJJALDR1BPAZ5146 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenAug 18, 2025
KS
Last seenJul 4, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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
5KJJALDR1BPAZ5146
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2011
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
JALDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
AZ5146

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 · 56 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 56 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
2011

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 · Aug 18, 2025 – Jul 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around0RAPID BASIN LOGISTICS LLC 4568642R809672/TX
Jul 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around0RAPID BASIN LOGISTICS LLC 4568642R809672/TX
Aug 18, 2025KSIII · Driver-only3OOSROLDAN MIDSTREAM SERVICES LLC 3122501R809672/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAPID BASIN LOGISTICS LLC4568642Jul 4, 2026Jul 4, 20262ND
ROLDAN MIDSTREAM SERVICES LLC3122501Aug 18, 2025Aug 18, 20251ND
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.
R809672TX1RAPID BASIN LOGISTICS LLCJul 4, 2026Jul 4, 20262
R809672TXROLDAN MIDSTREAM SERVICES LLCAug 18, 2025Aug 18, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026