Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Western Star 4900

5KKHAEBG9CPBN6865 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenMay 5, 2024
TX
Last seenMar 25, 2026
FL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
5KKHAEBG9CPBN6865
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2012
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
BN6865

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
2012

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 · May 5, 2024 – Mar 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 25, 2026FLIII · Driver-only2GATEWAY TRUCKING SERVICES INC 1866448DZ82IW/FL
May 9, 2025FLIII · Driver-only2GATEWAY TRUCKING SERVICES INC 1866448XB973K/FL
Sep 29, 2024TXII · Walk-around5AMS AUTO CARRIER LLC 4204088XB973K/FL
May 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSWONDERLAND AUTO CARRIER LLC 2447285AC31EN/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GATEWAY TRUCKING SERVICES INC1866448May 9, 2025Mar 25, 20262FL
AMS AUTO CARRIER LLC4204088Sep 29, 2024Sep 29, 20241FL
WONDERLAND AUTO CARRIER LLC2447285May 5, 2024May 5, 20241CO
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.
DZ82IWFLGATEWAY TRUCKING SERVICES INCMar 25, 2026Mar 25, 20261
XB973KFLGATEWAY TRUCKING SERVICES INCMay 9, 2025May 9, 20251
XB973KFLAMS AUTO CARRIER LLCSep 29, 2024Sep 29, 20241
AC31ENFLWONDERLAND AUTO CARRIER LLCMay 5, 2024May 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026