Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Western Star 4900

5KKXAC000HPHT8396 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJul 24, 2023
FL
Last seenAug 4, 2026
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
5KKXAC000HPHT8396
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2017
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
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
XAC00

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
HT8396

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 · 101 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 101 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
Incomplete - Glider

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

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 24, 2023 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026ALIII · Driver-only0WESLEY R BOYD 160361224C0192/AL
Jul 15, 2026ALIII · Driver-only1WESLEY R BOYD 160361224C0192/AL
Jun 8, 2026ALI · Full8OOSWESLEY R BOYD 160361224C0192/AL
Dec 17, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0WESLEY R BOYD 160361224C0192/AL
Nov 4, 2025ALII · Walk-around2WESLEY R BOYD 160361224C0192/AL
Mar 26, 2024ALII · Walk-around2PARTNERS 5 HAULING INC 15144221185509/AL
Jul 24, 2023FLIII · Driver-only0PARTNERS 5 HAULING INC 15144221185509/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WESLEY R BOYD1603612Nov 4, 2025Aug 4, 20265AL
PARTNERS 5 HAULING INC1514422Jul 24, 2023Mar 26, 20242AL
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.
24C0192AL1WESLEY R BOYDNov 4, 2025Aug 4, 20265
1185509ALPARTNERS 5 HAULING INCJul 24, 2023Mar 26, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026