Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Western Star 4900E

2WKEDDCJ4YK963114 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenJun 28, 2023
VA
Last seenJun 22, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2WKEDDCJ4YK963114
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
Sep 6, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
963114

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 · Jun 28, 2023 – Jun 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 22, 2026NCII · Walk-around1LONESOME MOUNTAIN PAVING INC 2426735YA188081/NC
Jun 28, 2023VAIII · Driver-only0CENTRAL RECYCLING LLC 2004131NP1567/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LONESOME MOUNTAIN PAVING INC2426735Jun 22, 2026Jun 22, 20261NC
CENTRAL RECYCLING LLC2004131Jun 28, 2023Jun 28, 20231NC
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.
YA188081NC1LONESOME MOUNTAIN PAVING INCJun 22, 2026Jun 22, 20261
NP1567NCCENTRAL RECYCLING LLCJun 28, 2023Jun 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 6, 2026