Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western Star 4700

5KKHAVDV5JLJV5029 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenJun 22, 2023
NC
Last seenDec 23, 2025
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKHAVDV5JLJV5029
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
HAVDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
JV5029

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 · 177 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4700

Prefix basis · 177 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

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 · Jun 22, 2023 – Dec 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 23, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0PIEDMONT DISPOSAL INC 983961YA151641/NC
Oct 6, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0PIEDMONT DISPOSAL INC 983961YA151641/NC
Nov 19, 2024NCII · Walk-around1PIEDMONT DISPOSAL INC 983961YA151641/NC
Jun 19, 2024NCII · Walk-around0PIEDMONT DISPOSAL INC 983961YA151641/NC
Feb 27, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0PIEDMONT DISPOSAL INC 983961YA151641/NC
Nov 17, 2023NCII · Walk-around0PIEDMONT DISPOSAL INC 983961YA151641/NC
Jun 28, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0PIEDMONT DISPOSAL INC 983961YA151641/NC
Jun 22, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0PIEDMONT DISPOSAL INC 983961YA151641/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PIEDMONT DISPOSAL INC983961Jun 22, 2023Dec 23, 20258NC
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.
YA151641NCPIEDMONT DISPOSAL INCJun 22, 2023Dec 23, 20258
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026