Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Western Star 4700

5KKWAVDV9PPNZ2377 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 14
First seenJul 5, 2023
NC
Last seenJul 10, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKWAVDV9PPNZ2377
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2023
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
NZ2377

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
2023

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 5, 2023 – Jul 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 10, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0HOBBS AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 3625913NV5995/NC
Jul 2, 2026SCIII · Driver-only1HOBBS AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 3625913NV5995/NC
May 26, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0HOBBS AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 3625913NV5995/NC
Mar 10, 2026NCII · Walk-around0HOBBS AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 3625913NV5995/NC
Feb 23, 2026NCII · Walk-around0HOBBS AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 3625913NV5995/NC
Dec 1, 2025NCII · Walk-around1HOBBS AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 3625913NV5995/NC
Oct 27, 2025NCII · Walk-around0HOBBS AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 3625913NV5995/NC
Jul 17, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0HOBBS AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 3625913NV5995/NC
Apr 29, 2025NCII · Walk-around1HOBBS AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 3625913NV5995/NC
Apr 1, 2025NCI · Full1OOSHOBBS AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 3625913NV5995/NC
Aug 27, 2024NCII · Walk-around0HOBBS AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 3625913NV5995/NC
Aug 19, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0HOBBS AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 3625913NV5995/NC
Apr 12, 2024NCII · Walk-around0HOBBS AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 3625913NV5995/NC
Jul 5, 2023NCII · Walk-around0HOBBS AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 3625913NV5995/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOBBS AND SONS TRUCKING LLC3625913Jul 5, 2023Jul 10, 202614NC
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.
NV5995NC1HOBBS AND SONS TRUCKING LLCJul 5, 2023Jul 10, 202614
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026