Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Western Star 4700

5KKMAVDV6KLKC9179 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenSep 19, 2023
SC
Last seenOct 2, 2025
SC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKMAVDV6KLKC9179
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2019
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
KC9179

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
2019

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 · Sep 19, 2023 – Oct 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 2, 2025SCIII · Driver-only2L H STOKES & SON INC 297767P822437/SC
Aug 28, 2025SCI · Full4L H STOKES & SON INC 297767P822437/SC
Jul 31, 2024SCIII · Driver-only0L H STOKES & SON INC 297767P822437/SC
Jun 4, 2024SCIII · Driver-only0L H STOKES & SON INC 297767P822437/SC
Apr 3, 2024SCII · Walk-around1OOSL H STOKES & SON INC 297767P822437/SC
Jan 10, 2024SCIII · Driver-only1L H STOKES & SON INC 297767P822437/SC
Nov 9, 2023SCIII · Driver-only2L H STOKES & SON INC 297767P822437/SC
Oct 26, 2023SCII · Walk-around1L H STOKES & SON INC 297767P822437/SC
Sep 19, 2023SCII · Walk-around2L H STOKES & SON INC 297767P822437/SC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
L H STOKES & SON INC297767Sep 19, 2023Oct 2, 20259SC
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.
P822437SCL H STOKES & SON INCSep 19, 2023Oct 2, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026