Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western Star 4700

5KJJAVDVXJLJY3642 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenOct 14, 2024
LA
Last seenJun 23, 2026
LA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJAVDVXJLJY3642
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 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
5KJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JAVDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
JY3642

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 · 206 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4700

Prefix basis · 206 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-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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 14, 2024 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026LAII · Walk-around4J D & BILLY HINES TRUCKING INC 159505K804939/AR
Apr 3, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0J D & BILLY HINES TRUCKING INC 159505K804939/AR
Dec 10, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0J D & BILLY HINES TRUCKING INC 159505K804939/AR
Oct 14, 2024LAII · Walk-around0J D & BILLY HINES TRUCKING INC 159505K804939/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J D & BILLY HINES TRUCKING INC159505Oct 14, 2024Jun 23, 20264AR
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.
K804939AR1J D & BILLY HINES TRUCKING INCOct 14, 2024Jun 23, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026