Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western Star 4700

5KKWAVDV4JLJV1044 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenJan 25, 2024
AK
Last seenMay 6, 2026
AK
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KKWAVDV4JLJV1044
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 21, 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
WAVDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
JV1044

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 · 93 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4700

Prefix basis · 93 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 · Jan 25, 2024 – May 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 6, 2026AKIII · Driver-only3OOSROBERT RIDDLE 1698191JRN475/AK
May 6, 2026AKIII · Driver-only3OOSROBERT RIDDLE 1698191JRN475/AK
Jan 20, 2026AKII · Walk-around0ROBERT RIDDLE 1698191JRN475/AK
May 15, 2025AKII · Walk-around2ROBERT RIDDLE 1698191JRN475/AK
May 14, 2025AKII · Walk-around2ROBERT RIDDLE 1698191JRN475/AK
Mar 26, 2025AKIII · Driver-only0ROBERT RIDDLE 1698191JRN475/AK
Jan 21, 2025AKIII · Driver-only0ROBERT RIDDLE 1698191JRN475/AK
Oct 14, 2024AKIII · Driver-only3ROBERT RIDDLE 1698191JRN475/AK
May 14, 2024AKI · Full1ROBERT RIDDLE 1698191JRN475/AK
Jan 25, 2024AKII · Walk-around1ROBERT RIDDLE 1698191JRN475/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 RIDDLE1698191Jan 25, 2024May 6, 202610AK
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.
JRN475AK1ROBERT RIDDLEJan 25, 2024May 6, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026