Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Western Star 4700

5KKMAVDV3MPMR7817 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenOct 19, 2023
AL
Last seenDec 6, 2024
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
5KKMAVDV3MPMR7817
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2021
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
MAVDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
MR7817

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 · 419 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4700

Prefix basis · 419 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
2021

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 19, 2023 – Dec 6, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 6, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0ROBERSON UNDERGROUND UTILITY LLC 3201427P9367J/FL
Nov 13, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0ROBERSON UNDERGROUND UTILITY LLC 3201427P9367J/FL
Oct 19, 2023ALII · Walk-around4JA SMITH TRUCKING LLC 386452662A102E/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROBERSON UNDERGROUND UTILITY LLC3201427Nov 13, 2024Dec 6, 20242FL
JA SMITH TRUCKING LLC3864526Oct 19, 2023Oct 19, 20231AL
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.
P9367JFLROBERSON UNDERGROUND UTILITY LLCNov 13, 2024Dec 6, 20242
62A102EALJA SMITH TRUCKING LLCOct 19, 2023Oct 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026