Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western Star 4900

5KKHAEDV7LPLF8527 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenSep 17, 2023
AR
Last seenNov 25, 2025
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
5KKHAEDV7LPLF8527
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2020
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
LF8527

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
2020

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 · Sep 17, 2023 – Nov 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 25, 2025MOII · Walk-around3TOP TRANSPORT INC 1743232007379A/KY
Feb 14, 2025MOII · Walk-around6OOSTOP TRANSPORT INC 1743232007379A/KY
Jan 27, 2025ALII · Walk-around4TOP TRANSPORT INC 1743232
Dec 8, 2024ILIII · Driver-only4TOP TRANSPORT INC 1743232P2898HY/TN
Sep 4, 2024ILII · Walk-around0S&S USED AUTO SALES LLC 243487055KT9B/MO
Nov 24, 2023IAII · Walk-around2OOSS&S USED AUTO SALES LLC 243487055KT9B/MO
Sep 17, 2023ARIII · Driver-only1OOSS&S USED AUTO SALES LLC 243487023031548/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TOP TRANSPORT INC1743232Dec 8, 2024Nov 25, 20254TN
S&S USED AUTO SALES LLC2434870Sep 17, 2023Sep 4, 20243MO
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.
007379AKYTOP TRANSPORT INCFeb 14, 2025Nov 25, 20252
KYTOP TRANSPORT INCJan 27, 2025Jan 27, 20251
P2898HYTNTOP TRANSPORT INCDec 8, 2024Dec 8, 20241
55KT9BMOS&S USED AUTO SALES LLCNov 24, 2023Sep 4, 20242
23031548MOS&S USED AUTO SALES LLCSep 17, 2023Sep 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026