Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Western Star 4900

5KKHAECK15PN87476 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenApr 5, 2024
NJ
Last seenSep 16, 2025
MT
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 17 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
5KKHAECK15PN87476
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2005
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
HAECK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
N87476

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 · 35 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 35 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
2005

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 · Apr 5, 2024 – Sep 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 16, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0KELLE'S TRANSPORT SERVICE LLC 1031258Z080834/UT
Sep 16, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0WEST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT SERVICE INC 259813552165RP/WA
Mar 1, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0WEST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT SERVICE INC 259813552165RP/WA
Jun 28, 2024WYIII · Driver-only0YURIY VINNIKOV 257041652165RP/WA
May 16, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0YURIY VINNIKOV 257041652165RP/WA
Apr 5, 2024NJIII · Driver-only1WEST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT SERVICE INC 259813552165RP/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KELLE'S TRANSPORT SERVICE LLC1031258Sep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251UT
WEST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT SERVICE INC2598135Apr 5, 2024Sep 16, 20253WA
YURIY VINNIKOV2570416May 16, 2024Jun 28, 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.
Z080834UTKELLE'S TRANSPORT SERVICE LLCSep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251
52165RPWAWEST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT SERVICE INCApr 5, 2024Sep 16, 20253
52165RPWAYURIY VINNIKOVMay 16, 2024Jun 28, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026