Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Western Star 4700

5KKMAVDV2HPJB4743 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJun 12, 2023
NC
Last seenSep 10, 2025
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
5KKMAVDV2HPJB4743
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
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
MAVDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
JB4743

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 · 419 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4700

Prefix basis · 419 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 · Jun 12, 2023 – Sep 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 10, 2025NCII · Walk-around0THOMAS SIMPSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2465870YA187111/NC
Jul 25, 2025NCII · Walk-around0THOMAS SIMPSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2465870YA187111/NC
Feb 25, 2025NCII · Walk-around2OOSTHOMAS SIMPSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2465870YA187111/NC
Oct 30, 2024NCII · Walk-around3NIQUE SCAPES INC 3472821ZB62115/NC
Jun 2, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0NIQUE SCAPES INC 3472821ZB62115/NC
May 30, 2024NCII · Walk-around1NIQUE SCAPES INC 3472821ZB62115/NC
Mar 11, 2024NCIII · Driver-only1NIQUE SCAPES INC 3472821ZB62115/NC
Aug 16, 2023NCIII · Driver-only1NIQUE SCAPES INC 3472821ZB62115/NC
Jun 12, 2023NCII · Walk-around0NIQUE SCAPES INC 3472821ZB62115/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THOMAS SIMPSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC2465870Feb 25, 2025Sep 10, 20253NC
NIQUE SCAPES INC3472821Jun 12, 2023Oct 30, 20246NC
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.
YA187111NCTHOMAS SIMPSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INCFeb 25, 2025Sep 10, 20253
ZB62115NCNIQUE SCAPES INCJun 12, 2023Oct 30, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026