Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Western Star 4700

5KKHAVDV5NPNF0161 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 21, 2024
NC
Last seenJan 13, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
5KKHAVDV5NPNF0161
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2022
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
HAVDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
NF0161

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
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

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 · Aug 21, 2024 – Jan 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 13, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0SURVEYWERKS PLLC 4015383YA186644/NC
Oct 2, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0SURVEYWERKS PLLC 4015383YA186644/NC
Dec 2, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0ROCK EQUIPMENT RENTALS LLC 2154659FR4722/IA
Sep 26, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0SURVEYWERKS PLLC 4015383FR4722/IA
Aug 21, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0ROCK EQUIPMENT RENTALS LLC 2154659FR4722/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SURVEYWERKS PLLC4015383Sep 26, 2024Jan 13, 20263NC
ROCK EQUIPMENT RENTALS LLC2154659Aug 21, 2024Dec 2, 20242IA
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.
YA186644NCSURVEYWERKS PLLCOct 2, 2025Jan 13, 20262
FR4722IAROCK EQUIPMENT RENTALS LLCAug 21, 2024Dec 2, 20242
FR4722IASURVEYWERKS PLLCSep 26, 2024Sep 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026