Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Western Star 4700

5KKHAVDVXGLHE5301 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenMar 13, 2024
GA
Last seenJul 8, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
5KKHAVDVXGLHE5301
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
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
5KK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
HAVDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
HE5301

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
2016

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 · Mar 13, 2024 – Jul 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 8, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1LMD HAULING SOLUTIONS LLC 4495478GRH951/GA
May 23, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1CHARLIE SMITH TRUCKING LLC 865636GMX409/GA
May 23, 2025GAIII · Driver-only3CHARLIE SMITH TRUCKING LLC 865636GMX409/GA
Apr 8, 2024GAIII · Driver-only2CHARLIE SMITH TRUCKING LLC 865636GGR610/GA
Mar 13, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1CHARLIE SMITH TRUCKING LLC 865636GGR610/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LMD HAULING SOLUTIONS LLC4495478Jul 8, 2026Jul 8, 20261GA
CHARLIE SMITH TRUCKING LLC865636Mar 13, 2024May 23, 20254GA
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.
GRH951GA1LMD HAULING SOLUTIONS LLCJul 8, 2026Jul 8, 20261
GMX409GACHARLIE SMITH TRUCKING LLCMay 23, 2025May 23, 20252
GGR610GACHARLIE SMITH TRUCKING LLCMar 13, 2024Apr 8, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026