Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western Star 4900

5KKMABFG8LPLF5566 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenApr 18, 2024
WV
Last seenNov 3, 2025
WV
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKMABFG8LPLF5566
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
Jul 5, 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
MABFG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
LF5566

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 · 10 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 10 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 · Apr 18, 2024 – Nov 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 3, 2025WVII · Walk-around2GRAHAM EXCAVATING CO INC 1276032B325275/WV
Jul 30, 2025WVIII · Driver-only0GRAHAM EXCAVATING CO INC 1276032B281578/WV
Nov 21, 2024WVIII · Driver-only0GRAHAM EXCAVATING CO INC 1276032B281578/WV
Aug 7, 2024WVIII · Driver-only0GRAHAM EXCAVATING CO INC 1276032B281578/WV
Apr 18, 2024WVII · Walk-around2GRAHAM EXCAVATING CO INC 1276032B281578/WV
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GRAHAM EXCAVATING CO INC1276032Apr 18, 2024Nov 3, 20255WV
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.
B325275WVGRAHAM EXCAVATING CO INCNov 3, 2025Nov 3, 20251
B281578WVGRAHAM EXCAVATING CO INCApr 18, 2024Jul 30, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026