Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western Star 4700

5KJJAVDV3JLJS8885 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenApr 9, 2024
AL
Last seenMar 20, 2026
AL
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJAVDV3JLJS8885
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
5KJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JAVDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
JS8885

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 · 206 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4700

Prefix basis · 206 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN STAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
4700

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 9, 2024 – Mar 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 20, 2026ALII · Walk-around6KLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC 150254514A1B2C/AL
Sep 18, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0KLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC 150254514A1B2C/AL
Nov 12, 2024ALII · Walk-around2KLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC 150254514A17UU/AL
Jun 6, 2024ALII · Walk-around1KLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC 150254514A17UU/AL
Apr 15, 2024ALII · Walk-around5OOSKLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC 150254514A17UU/AL
Apr 9, 2024ALII · Walk-around5KLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC 150254514A17UU/AL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC1502545Apr 9, 2024Mar 20, 20266AL
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.
14A1B2CALKLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLCSep 18, 2025Mar 20, 20262
14A17UUALKLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLCApr 9, 2024Nov 12, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026