Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Western star 4900E

2WKEDD3J01K970454 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenAug 30, 2023
WV
Last seenAug 4, 2025
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2WKEDD3J01K970454
Make
Western star
Model
4900E
Model year
2001
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 25, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 30, 2023 – Aug 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2025KYI · Full3—CHRIS HOWARD 802708009295A/KY
May 16, 2025WVII · Walk-around1—CHRIS HOWARD 802708009295A/KY
Apr 23, 2025WVII · Walk-around0—CHRIS HOWARD 802708009295A/KY
Jun 12, 2024WVII · Walk-around1—CHRIS HOWARD 802708000229A/KY
Sep 7, 2023WVIII · Driver-only0—CHRIS HOWARD 802708A81594/KY
Aug 30, 2023WVII · Walk-around0—CHRIS HOWARD 802708A81594/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHRIS HOWARD802708Aug 30, 2023Aug 4, 20256KY
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.
009295AKY—CHRIS HOWARDApr 23, 2025 → Aug 4, 20253
000229AKY—CHRIS HOWARDJun 12, 2024 → Jun 12, 20241
A81594KY—CHRIS HOWARDAug 30, 2023 → Sep 7, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026