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2020 Western star 4900

5KKHAEDV8LPLV1218 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenOct 29, 2023
IL
Last seenApr 29, 2025
LA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKHAEDV8LPLV1218
Make
Western star
Model
4900
Model year
2020
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.
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 29, 2023 – Apr 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2025LAII · Walk-around1OOSBUDS LLC 3436354P1100472/IL
Apr 8, 2024IAIII · Driver-only0—BUDS LLC 3436354P1100472/IL
Mar 25, 2024CAII · Walk-around2—BUDS LLC 3436354P1100472/IL
Mar 1, 2024AZII · Walk-around11OOSBUDS LLC 3436354P1100472/IL
Oct 29, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0—BUDS LLC 3436354P1100472/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BUDS LLC3436354Oct 29, 2023Apr 29, 20255IL
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.
P1100472IL—BUDS LLCOct 29, 2023 → Apr 29, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026