Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Western Star 4900

5KKHAEDV1MPMG2495 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenFeb 29, 2024
MT
Last seenMay 25, 2026
MT
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKHAEDV1MPMG2495
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
HAEDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
MG2495

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
2021

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 · Feb 29, 2024 – May 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 25, 2026MTII · Walk-around1TURBO TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLC 1482475PA29179/MT
May 2, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1TURBO TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLC 1482475PA29179/MT
Mar 5, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0TURBO TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLC 1482475PA29179/MT
Sep 25, 2024MTII · Walk-around1TURBO TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLC 1482475PA29179/MT
Feb 29, 2024MTII · Walk-around0TURBO TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLC 1482475PA29176/MT
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TURBO TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLC1482475Feb 29, 2024May 25, 20265MT
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.
PA29179MTTURBO TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLCSep 25, 2024May 25, 20264
PA29176MTTURBO TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLCFeb 29, 2024Feb 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026