Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western Star 4700

5KKHAXDV1LPLW7854 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenOct 30, 2023
MN
Last seenFeb 25, 2025
IA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKHAXDV1LPLW7854
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
Aug 9, 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
HAXDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
LW7854

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 · 276 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4700

Prefix basis · 276 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 30, 2023 – Feb 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 25, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1TAMARACK MATERIALS INC 4036862507PZA/MN
Dec 18, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0TAMARACK MATERIALS INC 4036865324PRA/MN
Oct 30, 2023MNIII · Driver-only2TAMARACK MATERIALS INC 4036865324PRA/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TAMARACK MATERIALS INC403686Oct 30, 2023Feb 25, 20253MN
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.
2507PZAMNTAMARACK MATERIALS INCFeb 25, 2025Feb 25, 20251
5324PRAMNTAMARACK MATERIALS INCOct 30, 2023Dec 18, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026