Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Western Star 4900

5KKXAM008HPJF6335 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenFeb 21, 2024
MI
Last seenMay 13, 2026
MI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKXAM008HPJF6335
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2017
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
XAM00

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
JF6335

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 · 57 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 57 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
2017

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
Not established

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 · Feb 21, 2024 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026MIIII · Driver-only3PIEDMONT LLC 970362RB45899/MI
Apr 29, 2026MII · Full7OOSPIEDMONT LLC 970362RC62893/MI
Apr 13, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0PIEDMONT LLC 970362RB45899/MI
Mar 26, 2025MIIII · Driver-only3OOSPIEDMONT LLC 970362RB45899/MI
Jan 22, 2025MIII · Walk-around2PIEDMONT LLC 970362RB45899/MI
Feb 21, 2024MIIII · Driver-only1PIEDMONT LLC 970362RB45899/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PIEDMONT LLC970362Feb 21, 2024May 13, 20266MI
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.
RB45899MIPIEDMONT LLCFeb 21, 2024May 13, 20265
RC62893MIPIEDMONT LLCApr 29, 2026Apr 29, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026