Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Western Star 4900

5KKHAEDVXMPMG2494 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenAug 8, 2023
IL
Last seenOct 28, 2025
WA
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
5KKHAEDVXMPMG2494
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2021
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
MG2494

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
2021

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 8, 2023 – Oct 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 28, 2025WAII · Walk-around2BOGD AUTO TRANS INC 3625250ZP30173/CA
Sep 25, 2025SCII · Walk-around6OOSBOGD AUTO TRANS INC 3625250ZP30173/CA
Jul 9, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1BOGD AUTO TRANS INC 3625250ZP30173/CA
Feb 28, 2025CAII · Walk-around9OOSJES TRANS INC 3335825YP83108/CA
Feb 24, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSJES TRANS INC 3335825YP83108/CA
Jan 14, 2025CAIII · Driver-only3JES TRANS INC 3335825YP83108/CA
Dec 6, 2024KYIII · Driver-only0JES TRANS INC 3335825YP83108/CA
Aug 15, 2023CAIII · Driver-only4JES TRANS INC 3335825XP96416/CA
Aug 8, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0JES TRANS INC 3335825XP96416/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BOGD AUTO TRANS INC3625250Jul 9, 2025Oct 28, 20253CA
JES TRANS INC3335825Aug 8, 2023Feb 28, 20256CA
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.
ZP30173CABOGD AUTO TRANS INCJul 9, 2025Oct 28, 20253
YP83108CAJES TRANS INCDec 6, 2024Feb 28, 20254
XP96416CAJES TRANS INCAug 8, 2023Aug 15, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026