Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Western Star 4700

5KJBAVDV5MPMN4818 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenDec 4, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 11, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJBAVDV5MPMN4818
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
BAVDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
MN4818

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 · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4700

Prefix basis · 4 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
2021

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 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 · Dec 4, 2023 – Jun 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 11, 2026CAI · Full0WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY LLC 415391UK9815/CA
Dec 17, 2025CAI · Full0WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY LLC 415399G22600/CA
Jul 10, 2025CAI · Full0WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY LLC 415399G22600/CA
Jun 23, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSWILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY LLC 415399G22600/CA
May 6, 2025CAII · Walk-around0WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY LLC 415399G22600/CA
Mar 18, 2025CAI · Full0WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY LLC 415399G22600/CA
Mar 4, 2025CAI · Full2WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY LLC 415399G22600/CA
Jun 12, 2024CAI · Full0WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY LLC 415399G22600/CA
Mar 7, 2024CAI · Full2WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY LLC 415399G22600/CA
Dec 4, 2023CAI · Full0WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY LLC 415399G22600/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY LLC41539Dec 4, 2023Jun 11, 202610CO
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.
1UK9815CAWILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY LLCJun 11, 2026Jun 11, 20261
9G22600CAWILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY LLCDec 4, 2023Dec 17, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026