Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Western Star 4700

5KJJAVDV6KPKN7830 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenOct 16, 2024
TX
Last seenMar 17, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJAVDV6KPKN7830
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2019
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
KN7830

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
2019

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 16, 2024 – Mar 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around1BARD ENTERPRISES LLC 30757171M87881/TX
Dec 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSBARD ENTERPRISES LLC 30757171M87881/TX
Oct 9, 2025TXI · Full6OOSBARD ENTERPRISES LLC 30757171M87881/TX
Jun 18, 2025TXIII · Driver-only2BARD ENTERPRISES LLC 30757171M87881/TX
May 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around0BARD ENTERPRISES LLC 30757171M87881/TX
Apr 2, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0BARD ENTERPRISES LLC 30757171M87881/TX
Feb 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around0BARD ENTERPRISES LLC 30757171M87881/TX
Nov 15, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0BARD ENTERPRISES LLC 30757171M87881/TX
Nov 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around6BARD ENTERPRISES LLC 30757171M87881/TX
Oct 16, 2024TXII · Walk-around0BARD ENTERPRISES LLC 30757171M87881/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BARD ENTERPRISES LLC3075717Oct 16, 2024Mar 17, 202610TX
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.
1M87881TXBARD ENTERPRISES LLCOct 16, 2024Mar 17, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026