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2020 Western star 4700

5KKSAVDV7LLKY2003 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seen02/27/2024
NC
Last seen01/08/2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKSAVDV7LLKY2003
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
06/21/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 02/27/2024 – 01/08/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
01/08/2026NCII · Walk-around0—SMITH-ROWE LLC 399154VV6859/NC
07/11/2025NCII · Walk-around0—SMITH-ROWE LLC 399154VV6859/NC
02/25/2025NCIII · Driver-only0—SMITH-ROWE LLC 399154VV6859/NC
11/25/2024NCIII · Driver-only0—SMITH-ROWE LLC 399154VV6859/NC
11/13/2024NCIII · Driver-only0—SMITH-ROWE LLC 399154VV6859/NC
07/13/2024NCII · Walk-around1OOSJOHN HENRY SPAINHOUR &SONS GRADING8530 2464275ZB56741/NC
07/09/2024NCII · Walk-around0—JOHN HENRY SPAINHOUR &SONS GRADING8530 2464275ZB56741/NC
02/27/2024NCIII · Driver-only0—JOHN HENRY SPAINHOUR &SONS GRADING8530 2464275ZB56741/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMITH-ROWE LLC39915411/13/202401/08/20265NC
JOHN HENRY SPAINHOUR &SONS GRADING8530246427502/27/202407/13/20243NC
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.
VV6859NC—SMITH-ROWE LLC11/13/2024 → 01/08/20265
ZB56741NC—JOHN HENRY SPAINHOUR &SONS GRADING853002/27/2024 → 07/13/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026
2020 Western star 4700 — VIN 5KKSAVDV7LLKY2003