Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western Star 4700

5KKMAVDV7LLLG2907 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
8 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMar 26, 2024
TN
Last seenNov 25, 2024
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 8 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
5KKMAVDV7LLLG2907
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
Aug 9, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
LG2907

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 · Mar 26, 2024 – Nov 25, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 25, 2024TNII · Walk-around1CLIMER PAVING LLC 40090901922H11/TN
Aug 6, 2024TNII · Walk-around1CLIMER PAVING LLC 40090901922H11/TN
Mar 26, 2024TNII · Walk-around1UNION CITY PAVING LLC 3130200K8303HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CLIMER PAVING LLC4009090Aug 6, 2024Nov 25, 20242TN
UNION CITY PAVING LLC3130200Mar 26, 2024Mar 26, 20241TN
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.
1922H11TNCLIMER PAVING LLCAug 6, 2024Nov 25, 20242
K8303HYTNUNION CITY PAVING LLCMar 26, 2024Mar 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026