Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Western Star 4700

5KKWAVDV7NPNF3182 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 12
First seenJul 26, 2023
NC
Last seenJun 8, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKWAVDV7NPNF3182
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2022
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 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
WAVDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
NF3182

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 · 93 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4700

Prefix basis · 93 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
2022

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 26, 2023 – Jun 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 8, 2026NCII · Walk-around0JAMES LEE WALTON JR 2525203ZB61488/NC
Apr 29, 2026NCII · Walk-around1JAMES LEE WALTON JR 2525203ZB61488/NC
Apr 27, 2026NCII · Walk-around2JAMES LEE WALTON JR 2525203ZB61488/NC
Apr 15, 2026NCII · Walk-around1JAMES LEE WALTON JR 2525203ZB61488/NC
Mar 17, 2026NCIII · Driver-only1JAMES LEE WALTON JR 2525203ZB61488/NC
Jan 11, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0JAMES LEE WALTON JR 2525203ZB61488/NC
Jun 17, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0JAMES LEE WALTON JR 2525203ZB61488/NC
May 8, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0JAMES LEE WALTON JR 2525203ZB61488/NC
May 1, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0JAMES LEE WALTON JR 2525203ZB61488/NC
Mar 7, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0JAMES LEE WALTON JR 2525203ZB61488/NC
Aug 16, 2024NCIII · Driver-only1JAMES LEE WALTON JR 2525203ZB61488/NC
Jul 26, 2023NCII · Walk-around0JAMES LEE WALTON JR 2525203ZB61488/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JAMES LEE WALTON JR2525203Jul 26, 2023Jun 8, 202612NC
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.
ZB61488NCJAMES LEE WALTON JRJul 26, 2023Jun 8, 202612
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026