Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Western Star 4700

5KKWAVDV3NLNB8324 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenSep 6, 2023
NC
Last seenJul 10, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKWAVDV3NLNB8324
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2022
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
WAVDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
NB8324

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 · 93 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4700

Prefix basis · 93 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
2022

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 · Sep 6, 2023 – Jul 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 10, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0BLACK BEAR TRUCKING LLC 3158075ZB61313/NC
Feb 20, 2026NCII · Walk-around0BLACK BEAR TRUCKING LLC 3158075ZB61313/NC
Nov 21, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0BLACK BEAR TRUCKING LLC 3158075ZB61313/NC
Jun 4, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0BLACK BEAR TRUCKING LLC 3158075ZB61313/NC
Mar 25, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSBLACK BEAR TRUCKING LLC 3158075ZB61313/NC
Jul 18, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0BLACK BEAR TRUCKING LLC 3158075ZB61313/NC
Apr 10, 2024NCIII · Driver-only1BLACK BEAR TRUCKING LLC 3158075ZB61313/NC
Sep 6, 2023NCII · Walk-around0BLACK BEAR TRUCKING LLC 3158075ZB61313/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLACK BEAR TRUCKING LLC3158075Sep 6, 2023Jul 10, 20268NC
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.
ZB61313NC1BLACK BEAR TRUCKING LLCSep 6, 2023Jul 10, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026