Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western Star 4700

5KKMAVDV4LPLS1258 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 14
First seenJul 19, 2023
NC
Last seenJun 22, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKMAVDV4LPLS1258
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
Jun 16, 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
MAVDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
LS1258

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 · 419 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4700

Prefix basis · 419 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 · Jul 19, 2023 – Jun 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 22, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0THOMAS SIMPSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2465870YA140322/NC
Mar 16, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0THOMAS SIMPSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2465870YA140322/NC
Mar 11, 2026NCIII · Driver-only2OOSTHOMAS SIMPSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2465870YA140322/NC
Mar 3, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0THOMAS SIMPSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2465870YA140322/NC
Mar 3, 2026NCII · Walk-around1THOMAS SIMPSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2465870YA140322/NC
Feb 18, 2026NCII · Walk-around0THOMAS SIMPSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2465870YA140322/NC
Aug 29, 2025NCII · Walk-around0THOMAS SIMPSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2465870YA140322/NC
Mar 20, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0THOMAS SIMPSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2465870YA140322/NC
Jun 26, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0THOMAS SIMPSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2465870YA140322/NC
Apr 17, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0THOMAS SIMPSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2465870YA140322/NC
Mar 21, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0THOMAS SIMPSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2465870YA140322/NC
Jan 26, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0THOMAS SIMPSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2465870YA140322/NC
Jan 4, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0THOMAS SIMPSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2465870YA140322/NC
Jul 19, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0THOMAS SIMPSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2465870YA140322/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THOMAS SIMPSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC2465870Jul 19, 2023Jun 22, 202614NC
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.
YA140322NC1THOMAS SIMPSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INCJul 19, 2023Jun 22, 202614
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026