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2014 Western Star 4900

5KKPALBG6EPFM1089 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJul 19, 2023
NC
Last seenDec 3, 2025
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKPALBG6EPFM1089
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2014
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
PALBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
FM1089

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2014

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 19, 2023 – Dec 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 3, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1CONTAMINANT CONTROL INC 729495MW8422/NC
Aug 13, 2025NCII · Walk-around0CONTAMINANT CONTROL INC 729495MW8422/NC
Jan 20, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0CONTAMINANT CONTROL INC 729495MW8422/NC
Aug 22, 2024NCII · Walk-around0CONTAMINANT CONTROL INC 729495MW8422/NC
Jul 25, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0CONTAMINANT CONTROL INC 729495MW8422/NC
Jul 19, 2023NCIII · Driver-only1CONTAMINANT CONTROL INC 729495MW8422/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CONTAMINANT CONTROL INC729495Jul 19, 2023Dec 3, 20256NC
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.
MW8422NCCONTAMINANT CONTROL INCJul 19, 2023Dec 3, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026