Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Western Star 4900

5KKSAEDV5BPBB1627 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections19
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 19
First seenSep 7, 2023
NC
Last seenApr 30, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKSAEDV5BPBB1627
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2011
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
SAEDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
BB1627

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 · 16 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 16 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
2011

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 · Sep 7, 2023 – Apr 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 30, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0ELLINGTON & SON TRUCKING LLC 4105978ZB66027/NC
Jan 14, 2026NCII · Walk-around0ELLINGTON & SON TRUCKING LLC 4105978ZB66027/NC
Dec 19, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0ELLINGTON & SON TRUCKING LLC 4105978ZB66027/NC
Oct 20, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSELLINGTON & SON TRUCKING LLC 4105978ZB66027/NC
Sep 30, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0ELLINGTON & SON TRUCKING LLC 4105978ZB66027/NC
Aug 19, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0ELLINGTON & SON TRUCKING LLC 4105978ZB66027/NC
Jul 30, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0ELLINGTON & SON TRUCKING LLC 4105978ZB66027/NC
Jul 29, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0ELLINGTON & SON TRUCKING LLC 4105978ZB66027/NC
Jun 18, 2025NCII · Walk-around0ELLINGTON & SON TRUCKING LLC 4105978ZB66027/NC
May 16, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0ELLINGTON & SON TRUCKING LLC 4105978ZB66027/NC
Jan 27, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0ELLINGTON & SON TRUCKING LLC 4105978ZB66027/NC
Oct 14, 2024NCII · Walk-around0ELLINGTON & SON TRUCKING LLC 4105978ZB66027/NC
Aug 27, 2024NCII · Walk-around0ELLINGTON & SON TRUCKING LLC 4105978ZB66027/NC
Aug 6, 2024NCII · Walk-around0ELLINGTON & SON TRUCKING LLC 4105978ZB66027/NC
Jul 3, 2024NCII · Walk-around0ELLINGTON & SON TRUCKING LLC 4105978ZB66027/NC
Jul 1, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0ELLINGTON & SON TRUCKING LLC 4105978ZB66027/NC
Dec 22, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0ELLINGTON & SON TRUCKING LLC 4105978ZB66027/NC
Nov 30, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0ELLINGTON & SON TRUCKING LLC 4105978ZB66027/NC
Sep 7, 2023NCII · Walk-around0ELLINGTON & SON TRUCKING LLC 4105978ZB66027/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELLINGTON & SON TRUCKING LLC4105978Sep 7, 2023Apr 30, 202619NC
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.
ZB66027NCELLINGTON & SON TRUCKING LLCSep 7, 2023Apr 30, 202619
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026