Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Western Star 4700

5KKMAVDV5HPHV8776 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJul 20, 2023
SC
Last seenDec 9, 2025
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
5KKMAVDV5HPHV8776
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
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
HV8776

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 · Jul 20, 2023 – Dec 9, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 9, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0LACKEY GRADING CO INC 1881084YA191869/NC
Nov 21, 2025NCII · Walk-around0LACKEY GRADING CO INC 18810844059906/NC
Mar 14, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0PALMETTO CORP OF CONWAY 662307P892407/SC
Jan 3, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0PALMETTO CORP OF CONWAY 662307P892407/SC
Aug 14, 2024SCI · Full4OOSPALMETTO CORP OF CONWAY 662307P811126/SC
Dec 12, 2023SCIII · Driver-only0PALMETTO CORP OF CONWAY 662307P811126/SC
Jul 20, 2023SCIII · Driver-only0PALMETTO CORP OF CONWAY 662307P811126/SC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LACKEY GRADING CO INC1881084Nov 21, 2025Dec 9, 20252NC
PALMETTO CORP OF CONWAY662307Jul 20, 2023Mar 14, 20255SC
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.
YA191869NCLACKEY GRADING CO INCDec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251
4059906NCLACKEY GRADING CO INCNov 21, 2025Nov 21, 20251
P892407SCPALMETTO CORP OF CONWAYJan 3, 2025Mar 14, 20252
P811126SCPALMETTO CORP OF CONWAYJul 20, 2023Aug 14, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026