Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western Star 4700

5KKAAUFE6JLJW1107 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenAug 25, 2023
KY
Last seenMay 28, 2026
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKAAUFE6JLJW1107
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
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
5KK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AAUFE

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
JW1107

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 · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4700

Prefix basis · 5 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

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 · Aug 25, 2023 – May 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2026KYI · Full1OOSBOYD COMPANY 92117012971A/KY
May 28, 2026KYI · Full1OOSBOYD COMPANY 92117012971A/KY
Dec 26, 2024KYI · Full0BOYD COMPANY 92117A66587/KY
Aug 28, 2024KYII · Walk-around0BOYD COMPANY 92117A66587/KY
Jan 9, 2024KYII · Walk-around0BOYD COMPANY 92117A66587/KY
Aug 25, 2023KYII · Walk-around0BOYD COMPANY 92117A66587/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BOYD COMPANY92117Aug 25, 2023May 28, 20266KY
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.
012971AKY1BOYD COMPANYMay 28, 2026May 28, 20262
A66587KYBOYD COMPANYAug 25, 2023Dec 26, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026