Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Western Star 4900E

2WKEDDCJXYK963893 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenJul 17, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 30, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2WKEDDCJXYK963893
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 18, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
963893

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 · Jul 17, 2023 – Jul 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around1WALTER DONALD SHONK 23829181L49456/TX
Mar 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around0WALTER DONALD SHONK 23829181L49456/TX
Feb 26, 2026TXI · Full9OOSWALTER DONALD SHONK 23829181L49456/TX
Feb 24, 2026TXII · Walk-around7WALTER DONALD SHONK 23829181L49456/TX
Oct 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around0WALTER DONALD SHONK 23829181L49456/TX
Sep 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around3WALTER DONALD SHONK 23829181L49456/TX
Aug 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around0WALTER DONALD SHONK 23829181L49456/TX
May 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around0WALTER DONALD SHONK 23829181L49456/TX
Sep 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around0WALTER DONALD SHONK 23829181L49456/TX
Oct 11, 2023TXII · Walk-around4WALTER DONALD SHONK 23829181L49456/TX
Jul 17, 2023TXII · Walk-around2WALTER DONALD SHONK 23829181L49456/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WALTER DONALD SHONK2382918Jul 17, 2023Jul 30, 202611TX
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.
1L49456TX1WALTER DONALD SHONKJul 17, 2023Jul 30, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026