Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Western Star 4900

5KKHAEDV1PPNP6179 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenJul 16, 2024
IL
Last seenAug 10, 2026
IL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKHAEDV1PPNP6179
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
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
5KK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
HAEDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
NP6179

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 · 273 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 273 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
2023

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

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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 · Jul 16, 2024 – Aug 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 10, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0MC TRANS LLC 2509810EP17265/CA
Aug 10, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0MC TRANS LLC 2509810EP17265/CA
Mar 3, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0MC TRANS LLC 2509810EP17265/CA
Aug 6, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0MC TRANS LLC 2509810EP17265/CA
Mar 3, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0MC TRANS LLC 2509810EP17265/CA
Feb 23, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0MC TRANS LLC 2509810EP17265/CA
Dec 16, 2024KSII · Walk-around0MC TRANS LLC 2509810EP17265/CA
Jul 16, 2024ILII · Walk-around0MC TRANS LLC 2509810EP17265/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MC TRANS LLC2509810Jul 16, 2024Aug 10, 20268CA
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.
EP17265CA1MC TRANS LLCJul 16, 2024Aug 10, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026