Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western Star 4900

5KKHABFG4LPLZ9506 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenSep 21, 2023
WV
Last seenJan 5, 2026
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKHABFG4LPLZ9506
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
HABFG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
LZ9506

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 · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 5 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
2020

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
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 21, 2023 – Jan 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 5, 2026KYII · Walk-around0DIRICKSON TRUCKING LLC 3536820BA542653/WV
Dec 18, 2025KYI · Full0DIRICKSON TRUCKING LLC 3536820BA542653/WV
Feb 25, 2025WVII · Walk-around0DIRICKSON TRUCKING LLC 3536820BA542653/WV
Jan 27, 2025WVIII · Driver-only0DIRICKSON TRUCKING LLC 3536820BA542653/WV
Oct 8, 2024WVII · Walk-around0DIRICKSON TRUCKING LLC 3536820BA542653/WV
May 22, 2024WVII · Walk-around1DIRICKSON TRUCKING LLC 3536820BA542653/WV
Mar 27, 2024WVII · Walk-around4DIRICKSON TRUCKING LLC 3536820BA542653/WV
Mar 25, 2024WVIII · Driver-only0DIRICKSON TRUCKING LLC 3536820BA542653/WV
Jan 4, 2024WVII · Walk-around0DIRICKSON TRUCKING LLC 3536820BA542653/WV
Sep 21, 2023WVIII · Driver-only0DIRICKSON TRUCKING LLC 3536820BA542653/WV
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DIRICKSON TRUCKING LLC3536820Sep 21, 2023Jan 5, 202610WV
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.
BA542653WVDIRICKSON TRUCKING LLCSep 21, 2023Jan 5, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026