Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Western Star 4900

5KKXAFCG0GPGX3848 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenSep 25, 2023
GA
Last seenAug 10, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKXAFCG0GPGX3848
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
Jul 5, 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
XAFCG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
GX3848

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 · 109 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 109 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 25, 2023 – Aug 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 10, 2026NCIII · Driver-only2HELPING HANDS RELIEF FORCE LLC 4369459P706CU/GA
May 14, 2025GAIII · Driver-only2DK TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC 701781P798AA/GA
Apr 2, 2025GAIII · Driver-only0DK TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC 701781P798AA/GA
Feb 10, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1DK TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC 701781P798AA/GA
Sep 11, 2024GAIII · Driver-only2DK TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC 701781P798AA/GA
Sep 25, 2023GAIII · Driver-only1DK TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC 701781P798AA/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HELPING HANDS RELIEF FORCE LLC4369459Aug 10, 2026Aug 10, 20261GA
DK TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC701781Sep 25, 2023May 14, 20255GA
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.
P706CUGA1HELPING HANDS RELIEF FORCE LLCAug 10, 2026Aug 10, 20261
P798AAGADK TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLCSep 25, 2023May 14, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026