Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western Star 4700

5KJBAUDV0LLLU3349 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 2, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 30, 2026
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
5KJBAUDV0LLLU3349
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
5KJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BAUDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
LU3349

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 · 9 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4700

Prefix basis · 9 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
2020

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-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

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 2, 2023 – Mar 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 30, 2026ARIII · Driver-only3HUTTO TRUCKING LLC 14530095351ALT/KS
Apr 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around1UNITED BULK SERVICE INC 3365916ZP10045/CA
Mar 4, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2UNITED BULK SERVICE INC 3365916ZP10045/CA
Aug 18, 2023CAI · Full0UNITED BULK SERVICE INC 3365916YP08392/CA
Aug 2, 2023CAI · Full1UNITED BULK SERVICE INC 3365916YP08392/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HUTTO TRUCKING LLC1453009Mar 30, 2026Mar 30, 20261KS
UNITED BULK SERVICE INC3365916Aug 2, 2023Apr 17, 20254CA
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.
5351ALTKSHUTTO TRUCKING LLCMar 30, 2026Mar 30, 20261
ZP10045CAUNITED BULK SERVICE INCMar 4, 2024Apr 17, 20252
YP08392CAUNITED BULK SERVICE INCAug 2, 2023Aug 18, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026