Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Western Star 4900

5KKHAEDV5KPKU3525 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJun 29, 2023
NC
Last seenJun 24, 2026
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKHAEDV5KPKU3525
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2019
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
HAEDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
KU3525

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
2019

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 · Jun 29, 2023 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026MDII · Walk-around1TRIBECA AUTOMOTIVE INC 2102687AU432V/NJ
Dec 13, 2024MDIII · Driver-only1TRIBECA AUTOMOTIVE INC 2102687AU431V/NJ
Jun 7, 2024MDII · Walk-around3OOSTRIBECA AUTOMOTIVE INC 2102687AU431V/NJ
Nov 9, 2023SCIII · Driver-only2TRIBECA AUTOMOTIVE INC 2102687AU431V/VA
Nov 6, 2023SCIII · Driver-only1TRIBECA AUTOMOTIVE INC 2102687AU431V/NJ
Sep 7, 2023MDII · Walk-around0TRIBECA AUTOMOTIVE INC 2102687AU431V/NJ
Jun 29, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0TRIBECA AUTOMOTIVE INC 2102687AU431V/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRIBECA AUTOMOTIVE INC2102687Jun 29, 2023Jun 24, 20267NJ
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.
AU432VNJ1TRIBECA AUTOMOTIVE INCJun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261
AU431VNJTRIBECA AUTOMOTIVE INCJun 29, 2023Dec 13, 20245
AU431VVATRIBECA AUTOMOTIVE INCNov 9, 2023Nov 9, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026