Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Western Star 4900

5KKXAM005GPHL0282 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenDec 28, 2023
MO
Last seenJun 30, 2026
IL
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKXAM005GPHL0282
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2016
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
5KK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
XAM00

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
HL0282

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 · 57 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 57 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
2016

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
Incomplete - Glider

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

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 · Dec 28, 2023 – Jun 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2026ILII · Walk-around3HERITAGE DISTRIBUTION LLC 12290593094411/IN
Jun 22, 2026MOII · Walk-around0HERITAGE DISTRIBUTION LLC 12290593094411/IN
Aug 19, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0HERITAGE DISTRIBUTION LLC 12290593094411/IN
Apr 23, 2024ILII · Walk-around0HERITAGE DISTRIBUTION LLC 12290593094411/IN
Dec 28, 2023MOII · Walk-around3OOSHERITAGE DISTRIBUTION LLC 12290593094411/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HERITAGE DISTRIBUTION LLC1229059Dec 28, 2023Jun 30, 20265IN
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.
3094411IN1HERITAGE DISTRIBUTION LLCDec 28, 2023Jun 30, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026