Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Western Star 4900

5KKXAFCG3FPGL6498 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 5
First seenAug 13, 2024
TX
Last seenMay 13, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKXAFCG3FPGL6498
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2015
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
GL6498

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
2015

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 · Aug 13, 2024 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026TXI · Full11OOSAMBROSE LOGISTICS LLC 2925155R762097/TX
Nov 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around9OOSAMBROSE LOGISTICS LLC 2925155R762097/TX
Nov 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSAMBROSE LOGISTICS LLC 2925155R762097/TX
Sep 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around5OOSAMBROSE LOGISTICS LLC 2925155R683108/TX
Aug 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around5OOSAMBROSE LOGISTICS LLC 2925155R683108/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMBROSE LOGISTICS LLC2925155Aug 13, 2024May 13, 20265TX
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.
R762097TXAMBROSE LOGISTICS LLCNov 28, 2024May 13, 20263
R683108TXAMBROSE LOGISTICS LLCAug 13, 2024Sep 12, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026