Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Western Star 4900

5KKHAEBG7FPGB9523 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenMar 12, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 22, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
5KKHAEBG7FPGB9523
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2015
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
HAEBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
GB9523

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
2015

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 · Mar 12, 2024 – Jul 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0DANIELA AUTO CARRIERS 372013522056F4/CA
Apr 8, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0DANIELA AUTO CARRIERS 372013522056F4/CA
Feb 15, 2026CAII · Walk-around5OOSJR TRANSPORTATION INC 2541970RP27504/WA
Feb 10, 2026WAII · Walk-around3JR TRANSPORTATION INC 2541970RP27504/WA
Aug 19, 2024CAII · Walk-around0DANIELA AUTO CARRIERS 37201359E37480/CA
Mar 12, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0DANIELA AUTO CARRIERS 37201359E37480/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DANIELA AUTO CARRIERS3720135Mar 12, 2024Jul 22, 20264CA
JR TRANSPORTATION INC2541970Feb 10, 2026Feb 15, 20262WA
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.
22056F4CA1DANIELA AUTO CARRIERSApr 8, 2026Jul 22, 20262
RP27504WAJR TRANSPORTATION INCFeb 10, 2026Feb 15, 20262
9E37480CADANIELA AUTO CARRIERSMar 12, 2024Aug 19, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026