Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Western Star 4700

5KKHAVCY5HLJC8267 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenSep 14, 2024
PA
Last seenDec 2, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
5KKHAVCY5HLJC8267
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
HAVCY

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
JC8267

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
2017

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 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 · Sep 14, 2024 – Dec 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around0TAZ SERVICES LLC 3358068K207613/TX
Oct 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around2TAZ SERVICES LLC 3358068K207613/TX
Oct 7, 2025TXI · Full0TAZ SERVICES LLC 3358068K207613/TX
Aug 18, 2025LAII · Walk-around1LSJ TRUCKING INC 803218K207613/TX
Sep 14, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0ARK ENTERPRISES INC 1008503AH60755/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TAZ SERVICES LLC3358068Oct 7, 2025Dec 2, 20253TX
LSJ TRUCKING INC803218Aug 18, 2025Aug 18, 20251TX
ARK ENTERPRISES INC1008503Sep 14, 2024Sep 14, 20241PA
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.
K207613TXTAZ SERVICES LLCOct 7, 2025Dec 2, 20253
K207613TXLSJ TRUCKING INCAug 18, 2025Aug 18, 20251
AH60755PAARK ENTERPRISES INCSep 14, 2024Sep 14, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026