Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Western Star 4700

5KKMAXCY4GPHP1606 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 13
First seenJun 26, 2023
NC
Last seenMay 21, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKMAXCY4GPHP1606
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
Jun 16, 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
MAXCY

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
HP1606

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 26, 2023 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0THREE STRANDS TRUCKING LLC 3347683NK8221/NC
Sep 9, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0THREE STRANDS TRUCKING LLC 3347683NK8221/NC
Sep 2, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0THREE STRANDS TRUCKING LLC 3347683NK8221/NC
Aug 29, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0THREE STRANDS TRUCKING LLC 3347683NK8221/NC
Aug 21, 2025NCII · Walk-around0THREE STRANDS TRUCKING LLC 3347683NK8221/NC
Apr 11, 2025SCII · Walk-around0THREE STRANDS TRUCKING LLC 3347683NK8221/NC
Jun 11, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0THREE STRANDS TRUCKING LLC 3347683NK8221/NC
Jan 19, 2024NCII · Walk-around0THREE STRANDS TRUCKING LLC 3347683NK8221/NC
Nov 28, 2023NCIII · Driver-only1THREE STRANDS TRUCKING LLC 3347683NK8221/NC
Sep 29, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0THREE STRANDS TRUCKING LLC 3347683NK8221/NC
Jul 25, 2023NCII · Walk-around0THREE STRANDS TRUCKING LLC 3347683NK8221/NC
Jul 5, 2023NCII · Walk-around0THREE STRANDS TRUCKING LLC 3347683NK8221/NC
Jun 26, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0THREE STRANDS TRUCKING LLC 3347683NK8221/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THREE STRANDS TRUCKING LLC3347683Jun 26, 2023May 21, 202613NC
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.
NK8221NCTHREE STRANDS TRUCKING LLCJun 26, 2023May 21, 202613
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026