Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western Star 4700

5KKSAVDV4LLLX3228 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections18
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 18
First seenJul 19, 2023
NC
Last seenJun 16, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKSAVDV4LLLX3228
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 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
LX3228

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 · Jul 19, 2023 – Jun 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 16, 2026NCII · Walk-around3R L THOMPSON COMPANY INC 2466764ZB47293/NC
Jun 12, 2026NCII · Walk-around1OOSR L THOMPSON COMPANY INC 2466764ZB47293/NC
May 22, 2026NCII · Walk-around1R L THOMPSON COMPANY INC 2466764ZB47293/NC
Feb 9, 2026NCII · Walk-around1R L THOMPSON COMPANY INC 2466764ZB47293/NC
Jan 30, 2026NCII · Walk-around1R L THOMPSON COMPANY INC 2466764ZB47293/NC
Nov 24, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0R L THOMPSON COMPANY INC 2466764ZB47293/NC
Jul 31, 2025NCIII · Driver-only2R L THOMPSON COMPANY INC 2466764ZB47293/NC
Mar 14, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1R L THOMPSON COMPANY INC 2466764ZB47293/NC
Mar 7, 2025NCII · Walk-around0R L THOMPSON COMPANY INC 2466764ZB47293/NC
Jan 31, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSR L THOMPSON COMPANY INC 2466764ZB47293/NC
Jan 21, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0R L THOMPSON COMPANY INC 2466764ZB47293/NC
Nov 15, 2024NCIII · Driver-only1OOSR L THOMPSON COMPANY INC 2466764ZB47293/NC
Aug 20, 2024NCIII · Driver-only1R L THOMPSON COMPANY INC 2466764ZB47293/NC
Dec 8, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0R L THOMPSON COMPANY INC 2466764ZB47293/NC
Nov 29, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0R L THOMPSON COMPANY INC 2466764ZB47293/NC
Nov 15, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0R L THOMPSON COMPANY INC 2466764ZB47293/NC
Oct 23, 2023NCII · Walk-around1OOSR L THOMPSON COMPANY INC 2466764ZB47293/NC
Jul 19, 2023NCII · Walk-around2R L THOMPSON COMPANY INC 2466764ZB47293/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
R L THOMPSON COMPANY INC2466764Jul 19, 2023Jun 16, 202618NC
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.
ZB47293NC1R L THOMPSON COMPANY INCJul 19, 2023Jun 16, 202618
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026