Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Western Star 4900E

2WKEDDCJ2YK960728 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenOct 28, 2024
TX
Last seenJun 17, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2WKEDDCJ2YK960728
Make
Western Star
Model
4900E
Model year
2000
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 30, 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
2WK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
EDDCJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
960728

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 · 94 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900E

Prefix basis · 94 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
2000

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN STAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
4900E

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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 28, 2024 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSLEQ TRANSPORT LLC 2199516R715186/TX
Apr 25, 2026TXII · Walk-around2LEQ TRANSPORT LLC 2199516R715186/TX
Nov 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around0LEQ TRANSPORT LLC 2199516R715186/TX
Aug 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around0LEQ TRANSPORT LLC 2199516R715186/TX
Oct 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around0LEQ TRANSPORT LLC 2199516R715186/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LEQ TRANSPORT LLC2199516Oct 28, 2024Jun 17, 20265TX
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.
R715186TX1LEQ TRANSPORT LLCOct 28, 2024Jun 17, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026