Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western Star 4700

5KKMAVDV5JPJW0755 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJul 28, 2023
AL
Last seenJul 23, 2025
AL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKMAVDV5JPJW0755
Make
Western Star
Model
4700
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
JW0755

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
2018

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 28, 2023 – Jul 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2025ALII · Walk-around3BALDWIN COUNTY CONSTRUCTION INC 14924245A05EAW/AL
Dec 20, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0BALDWIN COUNTY CONSTRUCTION INC 14924245A05EAW/AL
Jul 17, 2024ALIII · Driver-only1BALDWIN COUNTY CONSTRUCTION INC 14924245A05EAW/AL
Apr 29, 2024ALII · Walk-around2BALDWIN COUNTY CONSTRUCTION INC 14924245A05EAW/AL
Apr 26, 2024ALII · Walk-around2OOSBALDWIN COUNTY CONSTRUCTION INC 14924245A05EAW/AL
Jul 28, 2023ALIII · Driver-only0BALDWIN COUNTY CONSTRUCTION INC 14924245A05EAW/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BALDWIN COUNTY CONSTRUCTION INC1492424Jul 28, 2023Jul 23, 20256AL
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.
5A05EAWALBALDWIN COUNTY CONSTRUCTION INCJul 28, 2023Jul 23, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026