Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western Star 4700

5KKMAVDV6JPJK8266 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenJul 17, 2023
FL
Last seenNov 11, 2025
FL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKMAVDV6JPJK8266
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 18, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
JK8266

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 17, 2023 – Nov 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 11, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0PANHANDLE GRADING & PAVING INC 508436DD69GF/FL
Sep 18, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0PANHANDLE GRADING & PAVING INC 508436DD69GF/FL
Sep 5, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0PANHANDLE GRADING & PAVING INC 508436DD69GF/FL
Aug 22, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0PANHANDLE GRADING & PAVING INC 508436DD69GF/FL
Jul 28, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0PANHANDLE GRADING & PAVING INC 508436DD69GF/FL
Oct 14, 2024FLII · Walk-around2PANHANDLE GRADING & PAVING INC 508436DD69GF/FL
Apr 22, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0PANHANDLE GRADING & PAVING INC 508436DB22BG/FL
Dec 12, 2023FLIII · Driver-only0PANHANDLE GRADING & PAVING INC 508436DB22BG/FL
Sep 12, 2023FLIII · Driver-only0PANHANDLE GRADING & PAVING INC 508436DB22BG/FL
Jul 17, 2023FLIII · Driver-only0PANHANDLE GRADING & PAVING INC 508436ME38BQ/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PANHANDLE GRADING & PAVING INC508436Jul 17, 2023Nov 11, 202510FL
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.
DD69GFFLPANHANDLE GRADING & PAVING INCOct 14, 2024Nov 11, 20256
DB22BGFLPANHANDLE GRADING & PAVING INCSep 12, 2023Apr 22, 20243
ME38BQFLPANHANDLE GRADING & PAVING INCJul 17, 2023Jul 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026