Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Western Star 4700

5KKHAVCY2FPGY9541 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenOct 20, 2023
AK
Last seenMar 17, 2026
AK
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKHAVCY2FPGY9541
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
HAVCY

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
GY9541

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 · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4700

Prefix basis · 4 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
2015

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 · Oct 20, 2023 – Mar 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 17, 2026AKII · Walk-around1ROBERT RIDDLE 1698191KBR864/AK
Jul 22, 2025AKII · Walk-around2OOSROBERT RIDDLE 1698191KBR864/AK
Nov 26, 2024AKII · Walk-around0ROBERT RIDDLE 1698191KBR864/AK
Jun 19, 2024AKIV · Special0ROBERT RIDDLE 1698191KBR864/AK
Oct 20, 2023AKII · Walk-around3OOSROBERT RIDDLE 1698191KBR864/AK
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROBERT RIDDLE1698191Oct 20, 2023Mar 17, 20265AK
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.
KBR864AKROBERT RIDDLEOct 20, 2023Mar 17, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026