Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western Star 4700

5KJNAVDV2LPKZ0908 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 13, 2023
IA
Last seenJul 28, 2025
NE
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
5KJNAVDV2LPKZ0908
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2020
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
NAVDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
KZ0908

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 · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4700

Prefix basis · 5 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 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 13, 2023 – Jul 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0JOHN PROUTY CONSTRUCTION INC 510291428804/NE
Apr 14, 2025SDII · Walk-around5OOSJOHN PROUTY CONSTRUCTION INC 510291428804/NE
Sep 18, 2024NEIII · Driver-only0OMAHA TRUCK CENTER INC 507618NONE/NE
Jul 13, 2023IAIII · Driver-only1HENDRICKSON TRANSPORTATION LLC 930256FB3517/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOHN PROUTY CONSTRUCTION INC510291Apr 14, 2025Jul 28, 20252NE
OMAHA TRUCK CENTER INC507618Sep 18, 2024Sep 18, 20241NE
HENDRICKSON TRANSPORTATION LLC930256Jul 13, 2023Jul 13, 20231IA
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.
428804NEJOHN PROUTY CONSTRUCTION INCApr 14, 2025Jul 28, 20252
NONENEOMAHA TRUCK CENTER INCSep 18, 2024Sep 18, 20241
FB3517IAHENDRICKSON TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 13, 2023Jul 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026