Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western Star 4700

5KKHAVDV4JPJK2743 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenFeb 2, 2024
NC
Last seenJul 31, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKHAVDV4JPJK2743
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
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
5KK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
HAVDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
JK2743

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 · 177 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4700

Prefix basis · 177 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 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 · Feb 2, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0APAC-ATLANTIC INC 91655ZB51940/NC
Mar 6, 2026NCII · Walk-around0ASPHALT PAVING COMPANY OF GREENSBORO INC 364453ZB51940/NC
Dec 18, 2025NCII · Walk-around1ASPHALT PAVING COMPANY OF GREENSBORO INC 364453ZB51940/NC
Mar 3, 2025NCII · Walk-around0ASPHALT PAVING COMPANY OF GREENSBORO INC 364453ZB51940/NC
Dec 19, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0ASPHALT PAVING COMPANY OF GREENSBORO INC 364453ZB51940/NC
Nov 21, 2024NCII · Walk-around0ASPHALT PAVING COMPANY OF GREENSBORO INC 364453ZB51940/NC
Feb 2, 2024NCII · Walk-around0ASPHALT PAVING COMPANY OF GREENSBORO INC 364453ZB51940/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
APAC-ATLANTIC INC91655Jul 31, 2026Jul 31, 20261TN
ASPHALT PAVING COMPANY OF GREENSBORO INC364453Feb 2, 2024Mar 6, 20266NC
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.
ZB51940NC1APAC-ATLANTIC INCJul 31, 2026Jul 31, 20261
ZB51940NCASPHALT PAVING COMPANY OF GREENSBORO INCFeb 2, 2024Mar 6, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026