Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Western Star 4900

5KKXAFAV2GPGT8973 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenApr 15, 2024
AR
Last seenJan 5, 2026
OK
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKXAFAV2GPGT8973
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2016
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
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
XAFAV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
GT8973

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 · 11 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 11 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
2016

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
Incomplete - Glider

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 15, 2024 – Jan 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 5, 2026OKIII · Driver-only0RODNEY ALLEN TRUCKING 4224496NR78794/AR
Jan 20, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1RODNEY ALLEN TRUCKING 4224496NR78794/AR
Apr 15, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1RODNEY ALLEN TRUCKING 4224496NR75199/AR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RODNEY ALLEN TRUCKING4224496Apr 15, 2024Jan 5, 20263AR
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.
NR78794ARRODNEY ALLEN TRUCKINGJan 20, 2025Jan 5, 20262
NR75199ARRODNEY ALLEN TRUCKINGApr 15, 2024Apr 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026