Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Western Star 4900

5KKSAEDV5GPHC8212 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 14
First seenOct 5, 2023
NC
Last seenJul 14, 2026
NC
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
5KKSAEDV5GPHC8212
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
SAEDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
HC8212

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 · 16 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 16 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
2016

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 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2026NCIII · Driver-only1SOUTHERN SHADE TREE CO INC 1186285A010712/SC
Jun 5, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0SOUTHERN SHADE TREE CO INC 1186285A010712/SC
May 14, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0SOUTHERN SHADE TREE CO INC 1186285A010712/SC
Mar 5, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0SOUTHERN SHADE TREE CO INC 1186285A010712/SC
Jan 21, 2026SCII · Walk-around1SOUTHERN SHADE TREE CO INC 1186285A010712/SC
Jan 13, 2026NCII · Walk-around0SOUTHERN SHADE TREE CO INC 1186285A010712/SC
Sep 23, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1SOUTHERN SHADE TREE CO INC 1186285A010712/SC
Sep 18, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1SOUTHERN SHADE TREE CO INC 1186285A010712/SC
Aug 22, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0SOUTHERN SHADE TREE CO INC 1186285A010712/SC
Oct 31, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0BENTWOOD FARMS INC 2530200YW9266/NC
Aug 6, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0BENTWOOD FARMS INC 2530200YW9266/NC
Jul 10, 2024SCIII · Driver-only0BENTWOOD FARMS INC 2530200YW9266/NC
Jan 23, 2024SCII · Walk-around1BENTWOOD FARMS INC 2530200YW9266/NC
Oct 5, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0BENTWOOD FARMS INC 2530200YW9266/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTHERN SHADE TREE CO INC1186285Aug 22, 2025Jul 14, 20269SC
BENTWOOD FARMS INC2530200Oct 5, 2023Oct 31, 20245NC
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.
A010712SC1SOUTHERN SHADE TREE CO INCAug 22, 2025Jul 14, 20269
YW9266NCBENTWOOD FARMS INCOct 5, 2023Oct 31, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026