Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western Star 4700

5KKHAVDV6LPLU4221 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJun 28, 2024
TX
Last seenMay 18, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKHAVDV6LPLU4221
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
LU4221

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
2020

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 · Jun 28, 2024 – May 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around1ANDERSON COLUMBIA CO INC 545147XLD4225/TX
Feb 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around0ANDERSON COLUMBIA CO INC 545147XLD4225/TX
Jan 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around0ANDERSON COLUMBIA CO INC 545147XLD4225/TX
Jan 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around0ANDERSON COLUMBIA CO INC 545147NMK9726/TX
Jun 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around3ANDERSON COLUMBIA CO INC 545147NMK9726/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ANDERSON COLUMBIA CO INC545147Jun 28, 2024May 18, 20265FL
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.
XLD4225TXANDERSON COLUMBIA CO INCJan 9, 2026May 18, 20263
NMK9726TXANDERSON COLUMBIA CO INCJun 28, 2024Jan 29, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026