Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Western Star 4900

5KKXAFCG7GPGX9842 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 25, 2023
TX
Last seenJan 13, 2026
OK
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKXAFCG7GPGX9842
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 17, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
GX9842

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 25, 2023 – Jan 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 13, 2026OKIII · Driver-only3ARTEX DIRTWORKS INC 2192498K122345/TX
Feb 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSARTEX DIRTWORKS INC 2192498K122345/TX
Dec 29, 2023TXII · Walk-around2ARTEX DIRTWORKS INC 2192498K122345/TX
Jul 25, 2023TXII · Walk-around1ARTEX DIRTWORKS INC 2192498K122345/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARTEX DIRTWORKS INC2192498Jul 25, 2023Jan 13, 20264TX
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.
K122345TXARTEX DIRTWORKS INCJul 25, 2023Jan 13, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026