Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western Star 4700

5KKMAVDV5LPLD4290 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
37 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJul 14, 2023
AL
Last seenAug 27, 2026
AL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 37 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
5KKMAVDV5LPLD4290
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 17, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
LD4290

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 14, 2023 – Aug 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 27, 2026ALII · Walk-around0S & M RICHARDSON TRUCKING LLC 29806692C04RN5/AL
Feb 2, 2026ALII · Walk-around7251 LOGISTICS LLC 41980562A0UYC8/AL
Sep 24, 2025ALII · Walk-around9OOS251 LOGISTICS LLC 41980562A0UYC8/AL
Sep 4, 2024ALII · Walk-around7251 LOGISTICS LLC 41980562A0UYC8/AL
Jul 14, 2023ALIII · Driver-only0WRIGHTS DUMP TRUCK SERVICES LLC 34585962A093W7/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
S & M RICHARDSON TRUCKING LLC2980669Aug 27, 2026Aug 27, 20261AL
251 LOGISTICS LLC4198056Sep 4, 2024Feb 2, 20263AL
WRIGHTS DUMP TRUCK SERVICES LLC3458596Jul 14, 2023Jul 14, 20231AL
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.
2C04RN5AL1S & M RICHARDSON TRUCKING LLCAug 27, 2026Aug 27, 20261
2A0UYC8AL251 LOGISTICS LLCSep 4, 2024Feb 2, 20263
2A093W7ALWRIGHTS DUMP TRUCK SERVICES LLCJul 14, 2023Jul 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026