Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Western Star 4900

5KKHAEAV06PW31255 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenOct 19, 2023
KY
Last seenAug 8, 2026
OH
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKHAEAV06PW31255
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2006
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
HAEAV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
W31255

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 · 20 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 20 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
2006

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 19, 2023 – Aug 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 8, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0MICHAEL SKAGGS TRUCKING INC 647148F9H613/KY
Nov 19, 2024KYII · Walk-around0MICHAEL SKAGGS TRUCKING INC 647148F9H613/KY
Jul 23, 2024KYII · Walk-around0MICHAEL SKAGGS TRUCKING INC 647148F9H613/KY
May 20, 2024KYII · Walk-around1OOSMICHAEL SKAGGS TRUCKING INC 647148F9H613/KY
Mar 5, 2024KYII · Walk-around0MICHAEL SKAGGS TRUCKING INC 647148F9H613/KY
Oct 19, 2023KYII · Walk-around0MICHAEL SKAGGS TRUCKING INC 647148F9H613/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MICHAEL SKAGGS TRUCKING INC647148Oct 19, 2023Aug 8, 20266KY
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.
F9H613KY1MICHAEL SKAGGS TRUCKING INCOct 19, 2023Aug 8, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026