Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Western Star 4900

5KKHAEBG4DPBZ6465 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJul 27, 2023
SC
Last seenFeb 10, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKHAEBG4DPBZ6465
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2013
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
HAEBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
BZ6465

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 · 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 31 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
2013

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 · Jul 27, 2023 – Feb 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 10, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0VD AUTO TRANSPORT INC 3065105P1330919/IL
Sep 11, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1OOSELITE SERVICES GROUP LLC 344482171072RP/WA
Jul 27, 2023SCIII · Driver-only0ELITE SERVICES GROUP LLC 344482171072RP/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VD AUTO TRANSPORT INC3065105Feb 10, 2026Feb 10, 20261IL
ELITE SERVICES GROUP LLC3444821Jul 27, 2023Sep 11, 20242WA
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.
P1330919ILVD AUTO TRANSPORT INCFeb 10, 2026Feb 10, 20261
71072RPWAELITE SERVICES GROUP LLCJul 27, 2023Sep 11, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026