Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western Star 4700

5KKAAWFE8LLMA9982 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 16, 2023
MD
Last seenJul 31, 2026
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKAAWFE8LLMA9982
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
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
5KK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AAWFE

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
MA9982

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 · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4700

Prefix basis · 7 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

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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 16, 2023 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026MDI · Full0SIMPSON TOWING INC 38691021374TT/MD
Sep 2, 2025MDI · Full0SIMPSON TOWING INC 38691021374TT/MD
Aug 27, 2024MDI · Full0SIMPSON TOWING INC 3869102134TT/MD
Feb 14, 2024MDII · Walk-around1SIMPSON TOWING INC 38691021374TT/MD
Aug 16, 2023MDI · Full0SIMPSON TOWING INC 38691021374TT/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SIMPSON TOWING INC386910Aug 16, 2023Jul 31, 20265MD
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.
21374TTMD1SIMPSON TOWING INCAug 16, 2023Jul 31, 20264
2134TTMDSIMPSON TOWING INCAug 27, 2024Aug 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026