Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western Star 4900

5KJNALD13LPLX5841 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
38 mo
Inspections63
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 63
First seenJul 3, 2023
CA
Last seenSep 3, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJNALD13LPLX5841
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 14, 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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
NALD1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
LX5841

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
4900

Prefix basis · 56 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
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.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed make
WESTERN STAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed model
4900

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / 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 · Jul 3, 2023 – Sep 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 3, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 926933950264/IN
Aug 23, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSBENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 926933950264/IN
Aug 11, 2026CAII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 926933950264/IN
Aug 7, 2026CAI · Full0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 926933950264/IN
Aug 4, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 926933950264/IN
Jul 28, 2026CAII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 926933950264/IN
Jul 26, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSBENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 926933950264/IN
Jun 24, 2026CAI · Full0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 926933950264/IN
Jun 18, 2026CAI · Full0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 926933950264/IN
May 6, 2026CAII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 926933950264/IN
May 4, 2026CAII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 926933950264/IN
Apr 30, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 926933950264/IN
Apr 27, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 926933950264/IN
Apr 2, 2026CAII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 926933950264/IN
Mar 31, 2026CAI · Full0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Feb 3, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Jan 15, 2026UTII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Dec 18, 2025CAII · Walk-around1—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Nov 3, 2025AZII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Nov 2, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Oct 30, 2025AZII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Oct 26, 2025CAII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Oct 22, 2025CAI · Full0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Jul 21, 2025CAII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Jul 18, 2025CAI · Full3OOSBENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Jun 29, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Jun 27, 2025AZII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Jun 26, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Jun 22, 2025CAII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Jun 20, 2025CAI · Full0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
May 18, 2025CAII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
May 12, 2025CAII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Apr 16, 2025AZII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Apr 15, 2025AZII · Walk-around1OOSBENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Apr 14, 2025AZII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Apr 6, 2025CAII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Apr 3, 2025CAI · Full0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Feb 24, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Jan 9, 2025CAII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Jan 8, 2025CAII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Jan 6, 2025CAI · Full0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Oct 7, 2024CAII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Oct 2, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Jul 19, 2024CAI · Full0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Jul 10, 2024CAII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Jul 2, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Apr 17, 2024CAII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Apr 10, 2024CAII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Mar 22, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Mar 20, 2024CAII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Feb 23, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Jan 8, 2024NVII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Dec 15, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Oct 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around5—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Oct 12, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Oct 8, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Oct 5, 2023CAII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Oct 3, 2023CAII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Sep 15, 2023CAI · Full0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Aug 11, 2023AZII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693X96438/IL
Aug 7, 2023AZII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Jul 10, 2023AZII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
Jul 3, 2023CAI · Full0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1029620/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC92693Jul 3, 2023Sep 3, 202663GA
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.
3950264IN1BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLCApr 2, 2026 → Sep 3, 202614
P1029620IL—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLCJul 3, 2023 → Mar 31, 202648
X96438IL—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLCAug 11, 2023 → Aug 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026