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2013 Western Star 4900

5KKPALDV0DPBW5015 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
2 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenDec 7, 2024
TX
Last seenFeb 24, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKPALDV0DPBW5015
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
Aug 9, 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
PALDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
BW5015

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
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

  • 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 · Dec 7, 2024 – Feb 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around1RILEY INDUSTRIAL SERVICES INC 312357IRJ2168/NM
Dec 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around0RILEY INDUSTRIAL SERVICES INC 312357IRJ2168/NM
Dec 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around1RILEY INDUSTRIAL SERVICES INC 312357IRJ2168/NM
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RILEY INDUSTRIAL SERVICES INC312357Dec 7, 2024Feb 24, 20253NM
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.
IRJ2168NMRILEY INDUSTRIAL SERVICES INCDec 7, 2024Feb 24, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026