Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Western Star 4900

5KKMAEBG6DPBX3736 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenOct 5, 2023
PA
Last seenJul 22, 2026
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
5KKMAEBG6DPBX3736
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2013
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
BX3736

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
2013

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 · Oct 5, 2023 – Jul 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2026PAII · Walk-around5CHAD LYNN BAGLEY 3113243AH86648/PA
Jul 22, 2026PAII · Walk-around5CHAD LYNN BAGLEY 3113243AH86648/PA
Jan 18, 2025PAII · Walk-around4FENTON WELDING TRANSPORT LLC 2106940AH28705/PA
Jul 26, 2024PAII · Walk-around2FENTON WELDING TRANSPORT LLC 2106940AH28705/PA
Jan 22, 2024PAII · Walk-around5OOSFENTON WELDING TRANSPORT LLC 2106940AH28705/PA
Oct 5, 2023PAIII · Driver-only0FENTON WELDING TRANSPORT LLC 2106940AH28705/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHAD LYNN BAGLEY3113243Jul 22, 2026Jul 22, 20262PA
FENTON WELDING TRANSPORT LLC2106940Oct 5, 2023Jan 18, 20254PA
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.
AH86648PA1CHAD LYNN BAGLEYJul 22, 2026Jul 22, 20262
AH28705PAFENTON WELDING TRANSPORT LLCOct 5, 2023Jan 18, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026