Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Western Star 4900

5KKHAEDV3PPUG8366 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenAug 10, 2023
UT
Last seenMay 13, 2026
NE
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
5KKHAEDV3PPUG8366
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
HAEDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
UG8366

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 · 273 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 273 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
2023

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 · Aug 10, 2023 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026NEIII · Driver-only0CAR GO LLC 4244265RP02432/WA
Mar 10, 2026GAII · Walk-around1KS TRUCKING LLC 3168650RP02432/WA
Aug 21, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0KS TRUCKING LLC 3168650RP02432/WA
Mar 27, 2024UTII · Walk-around1OOSKS TRUCKING LLC 3168650RPO2432/WA
Mar 9, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1KS TRUCKING LLC 3168650RP02432/WA
Oct 13, 2023FLIII · Driver-only1OOSKS TRUCKING LLC 3168650RP02432/WA
Aug 10, 2023UTIII · Driver-only0KS TRUCKING LLC 3168650RP02432/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CAR GO LLC4244265May 13, 2026May 13, 20261WA
KS TRUCKING LLC3168650Aug 10, 2023Mar 10, 20266WA
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.
RP02432WACAR GO LLCMay 13, 2026May 13, 20261
RP02432WAKS TRUCKING LLCAug 10, 2023Mar 10, 20265
RPO2432WAKS TRUCKING LLCMar 27, 2024Mar 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026