Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Western Star 4700

5KJJAVDV6FLGP6860 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenApr 26, 2024
SC
Last seenDec 23, 2025
SC
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJAVDV6FLGP6860
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
GP6860

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
2015

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 26, 2024 – Dec 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 23, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1THOMPSON BUILDING WRECKING CO INC 488400P187CK/GA
Feb 17, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0THOMPSON BUILDING WRECKING CO INC 488400P187CK/GA
May 21, 2024SCIII · Driver-only0THOMPSON BUILDING WRECKING CO INC 488400P187CK/GA
Apr 26, 2024SCIII · Driver-only1THOMPSON BUILDING WRECKING CO INC 488400P187CK/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THOMPSON BUILDING WRECKING CO INC488400Apr 26, 2024Dec 23, 20254GA
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.
P187CKGATHOMPSON BUILDING WRECKING CO INCApr 26, 2024Dec 23, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026