Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Western Star 4900

5KKXAC007GPHK9502 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
11 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenDec 10, 2024
NC
Last seenNov 10, 2025
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKXAC007GPHK9502
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2016
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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
HK9502

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
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
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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 10, 2024 – Nov 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 10, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0TIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INC 1490457YA187397/NC
Aug 12, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0TIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INC 1490457YA187397/NC
Dec 10, 2024NCII · Walk-around2TIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INC 1490457YY2298/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INC1490457Dec 10, 2024Nov 10, 20253NC
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.
YA187397NCTIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INCAug 12, 2025Nov 10, 20252
YY2298NCTIMBER SPECIALISTS TRUCKING INCDec 10, 2024Dec 10, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026