Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western Star 4900

5KKHAEDV5JPJZ0873 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenDec 21, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 2, 2026
NM
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKHAEDV5JPJZ0873
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 30, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
JZ0873

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
2018

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 · Dec 21, 2023 – Aug 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 2, 2026NMII · Walk-around1PNG AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2268041ZP45974/CA
Jul 23, 2026ALIII · Driver-only2PNG AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2268041ZP45974/CA
Jun 25, 2026CAII · Walk-around0PNG AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2268041ZP45974/CA
Jan 8, 2026CAI · Full0PNG AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2268041ZP45974/CA
Mar 19, 2025NMII · Walk-around0PNG AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2268041ZP45974/CA
Dec 13, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0PNG AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2268041ZP45974/CA
Sep 2, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0PNG AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2268041XP24682/CA
Dec 21, 2023CAI · Full0PNG AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2268041XP24682/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PNG AUTO TRANSPORT INC2268041Dec 21, 2023Aug 2, 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.
ZP45974CA1PNG AUTO TRANSPORT INCDec 13, 2024Aug 2, 20266
XP24682CAPNG AUTO TRANSPORT INCDec 21, 2023Sep 2, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026