Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western Star 4700

5KKWAVDV8JLJZ4575 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenMay 24, 2024
NC
Last seenJul 28, 2026
VA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
5KKWAVDV8JLJZ4575
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2018
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
WAVDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
JZ4575

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
2018

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 · May 24, 2024 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026VAIII · Driver-only2PIEDMONT TRUCK CENTER INC 2483235YA149703/NC
Jun 10, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0SUNROCK INDUSTRIES LLC 715155YA149703/NC
Apr 7, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0SUNROCK INDUSTRIES LLC 715155YA149703/NC
Feb 11, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0SUNROCK INDUSTRIES LLC 715155YA149703/NC
Apr 8, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0SUNROCK INDUSTRIES LLC 715155YA149703/NC
Jan 24, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0SUNROCK INDUSTRIES LLC 715155YA149703/NC
Aug 28, 2024NCII · Walk-around0SUNROCK INDUSTRIES LLC 715155YA149703/NC
May 24, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0SUNROCK INDUSTRIES LLC 715155YA149703/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PIEDMONT TRUCK CENTER INC2483235Jul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20261NC
SUNROCK INDUSTRIES LLC715155May 24, 2024Jun 10, 20267NC
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.
YA149703NC1PIEDMONT TRUCK CENTER INCJul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20261
YA149703NCSUNROCK INDUSTRIES LLCMay 24, 2024Jun 10, 20267
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026