Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Western Star 4900

5KKMAEBG9DPBW8191 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
14 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenMay 6, 2024
NJ
Last seenJul 30, 2025
NJ
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKMAEBG9DPBW8191
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2013
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
MAEBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
BW8191

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 · 11 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 11 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
2013

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 6, 2024 – Jul 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2025NJII · Walk-around10OOSGIMAR CONSTRUCTION LLC 4210561AZ711U/NJ
Apr 25, 2025NJII · Walk-around13OOSGIMAR CONSTRUCTION LLC 4210561AZ979A/NJ
May 17, 2024NJII · Walk-around4GIMAR CONSTRUCTION LLC 4210561C112082/NJ
May 6, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0GIMAR CONSTRUCTION LLC 4210561C112082/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GIMAR CONSTRUCTION LLC4210561May 6, 2024Jul 30, 20254NJ
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.
AZ711UNJGIMAR CONSTRUCTION LLCJul 30, 2025Jul 30, 20251
AZ979ANJGIMAR CONSTRUCTION LLCApr 25, 2025Apr 25, 20251
C112082NJGIMAR CONSTRUCTION LLCMay 6, 2024May 17, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026