Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Western star 4900E

2WKEDDCJ8XK956827 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seen07/27/2023
NC
Last seen07/02/2026
NC
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2WKEDDCJ8XK956827
Make
Western star
Model
4900E
Model year
1999
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
06/30/2026
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 · 07/27/2023 – 07/02/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
07/02/2026NCII · Walk-around3—DAVID WAYNE SMITH 2520713YA136173/NC
04/30/2026NCII · Walk-around2OOSDAVID WAYNE SMITH 2520713YA136173/NC
03/05/2026NCIII · Driver-only0—DAVID WAYNE SMITH 2520713YA136173/NC
08/04/2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSDAVID WAYNE SMITH 2520713YA136173/NC
02/28/2025NCII · Walk-around4OOSDAVID WAYNE SMITH 2520713YA136173/NC
07/27/2023NCIII · Driver-only0—DAVID WAYNE SMITH 2520713YA136173/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAVID WAYNE SMITH252071307/27/202307/02/20266NC
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
YA136173NC1DAVID WAYNE SMITH07/27/2023 → 07/02/20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/30/2026