Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Western Star 4900

5KKMAEDR7HLJE9739 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenSep 1, 2023
MD
Last seenOct 9, 2025
MD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
5KKMAEDR7HLJE9739
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2017
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
MAEDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
JE9739

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 · 9 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 9 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
2017

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 1, 2023 – Oct 9, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 9, 2025MDII · Walk-around3OOSCASEY'S EXCAVATING 1767392E69816D/MD
Aug 25, 2025MDII · Walk-around4CASEY'S EXCAVATING 1767392E69816D/MD
Aug 19, 2025MDII · Walk-around2OOSCASEY'S EXCAVATING 1767392E69816D/MD
Aug 11, 2025MDI · Full6CASEY'S EXCAVATING 1767392E69816D/MD
Jul 14, 2025MDII · Walk-around3CASEY'S EXCAVATING 1767392E69816D/MD
Jun 25, 2025MDII · Walk-around1CASEY'S EXCAVATING 1767392E69816D/MD
May 21, 2025MDI · Full4OOSCASEY'S EXCAVATING 1767392E69816D/MD
Sep 6, 2023MDII · Walk-around2CAMZ CORP 1212585359ED25/MD
Sep 1, 2023MDII · Walk-around1CAMZ CORP 1212585359ED25/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CASEY'S EXCAVATING1767392May 21, 2025Oct 9, 20257MD
CAMZ CORP1212585Sep 1, 2023Sep 6, 20232MD
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
E69816DMDCASEY'S EXCAVATINGMay 21, 2025Oct 9, 20257
359ED25MDCAMZ CORPSep 1, 2023Sep 6, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026