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2021 Western Star 4700

5KKSAVDV0MLME4468 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections20
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 20
First seenMar 14, 2024
NC
Last seenJun 30, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKSAVDV0MLME4468
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
Jun 14, 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
SAVDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
ME4468

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 · 329 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4700

Prefix basis · 329 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 · Mar 14, 2024 – Jun 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2026NCII · Walk-around0JONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLC 2522059YA162304/NC
Apr 16, 2026NCII · Walk-around1JONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLC 2522059YA162304/NC
Mar 24, 2026NCIII · Driver-only1JONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLC 2522059YA162304/NC
Mar 19, 2026NCII · Walk-around3OOSJONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLC 2522059YA162304/NC
Mar 5, 2026NCII · Walk-around1OOSJONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLC 2522059YA162304/NC
Feb 18, 2026NCII · Walk-around3OOSJONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLC 2522059YA162304/NC
Nov 13, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSJONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLC 2522059YA162304/NC
Nov 6, 2025NCII · Walk-around0JONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLC 2522059YA162304/NC
Nov 4, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0JONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLC 2522059YA162304/NC
Sep 5, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1JONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLC 2522059YA162304/NC
Feb 13, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0JONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLC 2522059YA162304/NC
Jan 17, 2025NCII · Walk-around0JONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLC 2522059YA162304/NC
Jan 10, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0JONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLC 2522059YA162304/NC
Dec 5, 2024NCII · Walk-around0JONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLC 2522059YA162304/NC
Sep 4, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0JONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLC 2522059YA162304/NC
Aug 5, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0JONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLC 2522059YA162304/NC
Jul 18, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0JONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLC 2522059YA162304/NC
Jul 16, 2024NCII · Walk-around2OOSJONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLC 2522059YA162304/NC
Apr 8, 2024NCII · Walk-around0JONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLC 2522059YA162304/NC
Mar 14, 2024NCII · Walk-around0JONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLC 2522059YA162304/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLC2522059Mar 14, 2024Jun 30, 202620NC
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.
YA162304NC1JONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLCMar 14, 2024Jun 30, 202620
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026