Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Western Star 4700

5KJJAXDV3NLMZ9286 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 19, 2023
RI
Last seenApr 4, 2026
RI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJAXDV3NLMZ9286
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2022
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
JAXDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
MZ9286

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 · 76 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4700

Prefix basis · 76 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
2022

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 · Aug 19, 2023 – Apr 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 4, 2026RIIII · Driver-only1BROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 29175328107B/MA
Jan 15, 2026VTIII · Driver-only0BROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 29175328107B/MA
Oct 10, 2024MAII · Walk-around0BROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 29175328107B/MA
Feb 25, 2024MAIII · Driver-only3OOSBROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 29175328107B/MA
Jan 30, 2024VTII · Walk-around0BROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 29175328107B/MA
Aug 19, 2023RII · Full0BROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 29175328107B/MA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC2917532Aug 19, 2023Apr 4, 20266MA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
8107BMABROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 19, 2023Apr 4, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026