Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Western Star 4900

5KKMAEBG2EPFM1296 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenJul 13, 2023
PA
Last seenJun 2, 2026
PA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKMAEBG2EPFM1296
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2014
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
MAEBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
FM1296

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 · 11 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 11 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
2014

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 · Jul 13, 2023 – Jun 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 2, 2026PAII · Walk-around5AQUA ENERGY LLC 2268798ZVM4593/PA
Jun 2, 2026PAII · Walk-around5AQUA ENERGY LLC 2268798ZVM4593/PA
May 5, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1AQUA ENERGY LLC 2268798ZVM4593/PA
May 5, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1AQUA ENERGY LLC 2268798ZVM4593/PA
Feb 6, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1AQUA ENERGY LLC 2268798ZVM4593/PA
Oct 23, 2025PAII · Walk-around4AQUA ENERGY LLC 2268798ZVM4593/PA
Jan 10, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0AQUA ENERGY LLC 2268798ZVM4593/PA
Jul 13, 2023PAII · Walk-around4AQUA ENERGY LLC 2268798ZVM4593/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AQUA ENERGY LLC2268798Jul 13, 2023Jun 2, 20268PA
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.
ZVM4593PA1AQUA ENERGY LLCJul 13, 2023Jun 2, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026