Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Western Star 4700

5KKMAXDV6HPHX6070 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenAug 24, 2023
KY
Last seenJul 4, 2025
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKMAXDV6HPHX6070
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2017
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
MAXDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
HX6070

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 · 76 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4700

Prefix basis · 76 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
2017

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 · Aug 24, 2023 – Jul 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 4, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0MILLER & SON INC 1464157322328/KY
Jan 15, 2025KYII · Walk-around0MILLER & SON INC 1464157322328/KY
Jan 15, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0MILLER & SON INC 1464157322328/KY
Oct 30, 2024KYII · Walk-around2MILLER & SON INC 1464157322328/KY
Jun 3, 2024KYII · Walk-around1MILLER & SON INC 1464157322328/KY
Feb 27, 2024KYII · Walk-around0MILLER & SON INC 1464157322328/KY
Nov 29, 2023KYII · Walk-around2OOSMILLER & SON INC 1464157322328/KY
Aug 24, 2023KYI · Full0MILLER & SON INC 1464157322328/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MILLER & SON INC1464157Aug 24, 2023Jul 4, 20258KY
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.
322328KYMILLER & SON INCAug 24, 2023Jul 4, 20258
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026