Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western Star 4900

5KJNALD13LPKZ2054 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenOct 31, 2023
AK
Last seenSep 5, 2025
AK
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJNALD13LPKZ2054
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
NALD1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
KZ2054

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
2020

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 · Oct 31, 2023 – Sep 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 5, 2025AKIII · Driver-only0SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT & RIGGING LLC 2448404STR024/AK
Feb 20, 2025AKII · Walk-around0SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT & RIGGING LLC 2448404STR024/AK
Jan 28, 2025AKIII · Driver-only1SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT & RIGGING LLC 2448404KMZ126/AK
Apr 5, 2024AKIII · Driver-only0SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT & RIGGING LLC 2448404STR024/AK
Feb 14, 2024AKIII · Driver-only2SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT & RIGGING LLC 2448404STR024/AK
Dec 7, 2023AKIII · Driver-only1SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT & RIGGING LLC 2448404STR024/AK
Oct 31, 2023AKIII · Driver-only0SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT & RIGGING LLC 2448404STR024/AK
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT & RIGGING LLC2448404Oct 31, 2023Sep 5, 20257AK
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.
STR024AK1SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT & RIGGING LLCOct 31, 2023Sep 5, 20256
KMZ126AK1SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT & RIGGING LLCJan 28, 2025Jan 28, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026