Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Western Star 4900

5KKXAC007FPGR1218 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenSep 21, 2023
PA
Last seenJan 28, 2026
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
5KKXAC007FPGR1218
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2015
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
GR1218

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
2015

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
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

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 21, 2023 – Jan 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 28, 2026PAIII · Driver-only2PG HAULER INC 4238725AZ904C/NJ
Jan 8, 2026PAIII · Driver-only3OOSPG HAULER INC 4238725AZ904C/NJ
Sep 21, 2023PAIII · Driver-only1NAPA TRANSPORTATION INC 446997AG52635/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PG HAULER INC4238725Jan 8, 2026Jan 28, 20262NJ
NAPA TRANSPORTATION INC446997Sep 21, 2023Sep 21, 20231PA
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.
AZ904CNJPG HAULER INCJan 8, 2026Jan 28, 20262
AG52635PANAPA TRANSPORTATION INCSep 21, 2023Sep 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026