Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western Star 4700

5KKSAVDV3LLKY1995 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenMar 26, 2024
NC
Last seenJul 31, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
5KKSAVDV3LLKY1995
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2020
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
SAVDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
KY1995

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
2020

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 26, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0SMITH-ROWE LLC 399154VV6842/NC
Jul 15, 2026NCII · Walk-around0SMITH-ROWE LLC 399154VV6842/NC
Feb 11, 2026NCII · Walk-around1SMITH-ROWE LLC 399154VV6842/NC
Jan 13, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0SMITH-ROWE LLC 399154VV6842/NC
Jul 16, 2025NCII · Walk-around3OOSSMITH-ROWE LLC 399154VV6842/NC
May 22, 2025NCII · Walk-around2OOSSMITH-ROWE LLC 399154VV6842/NC
Jun 11, 2024NCII · Walk-around1JOHN HENRY SPAINHOUR &SONS GRADING8530 2464275ZB56754/NC
May 16, 2024NCII · Walk-around0JOHN HENRY SPAINHOUR &SONS GRADING8530 2464275ZB56754/NC
Mar 26, 2024NCII · Walk-around2OOSJOHN HENRY SPAINHOUR &SONS GRADING8530 2464275ZB56754/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMITH-ROWE LLC399154May 22, 2025Jul 31, 20266NC
JOHN HENRY SPAINHOUR &SONS GRADING85302464275Mar 26, 2024Jun 11, 20243NC
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
VV6842NC1SMITH-ROWE LLCMay 22, 2025Jul 31, 20266
ZB56754NCJOHN HENRY SPAINHOUR &SONS GRADING8530Mar 26, 2024Jun 11, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026