Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Western Star 4700

5KKMAVDV5MLMZ0665 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenAug 21, 2023
LA
Last seenJul 15, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
5KKMAVDV5MLMZ0665
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2021
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
MAVDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
MZ0665

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
2021

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, 2023 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026LAII · Walk-around1CTJ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4287960P292303/LA
Apr 17, 2026LAII · Walk-around2CTJ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4287960P292303/LA
Aug 4, 2025LAII · Walk-around2CTJ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4287960P292303/LA
Jul 23, 2025LAII · Walk-around0CTJ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4287960P292303/LA
May 19, 2025LAII · Walk-around1OOSCTJ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4287960P292303/LA
Aug 21, 2023LAIII · Driver-only2OOSTIM TRUCKING LLC 2986660K166112/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CTJ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC4287960May 19, 2025Jul 15, 20265LA
TIM TRUCKING LLC2986660Aug 21, 2023Aug 21, 20231TX
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.
P292303LA1CTJ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLCMay 19, 2025Jul 15, 20265
K166112TXTIM TRUCKING LLCAug 21, 2023Aug 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026