Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Western star 4900E

2WKEDDXH7VK947976 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJul 2, 2024
TN
Last seenMay 25, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2WKEDDXH7VK947976
Make
Western star
Model
4900E
Model year
1997
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.
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 2, 2024 – May 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 25, 2026TXII · Walk-around1—CHRIS KIME 2368303FY2776/IA
May 20, 2026KSIII · Driver-only0—CHRIS KIME 2368303FY2776/IA
Apr 29, 2026NCII · Walk-around0—CHRIS KIME 2368303FY2776/IA
Feb 18, 2026IAII · Walk-around1—CHRIS KIME 2368303FY2776/IA
Jul 16, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0—CHRIS KIME 2368303FY2776/IA
Jul 2, 2024TNI · Full0—CHRIS KIME 2368303FY2776/UK
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHRIS KIME2368303Jul 2, 2024May 25, 20266IA
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.
FY2776IA—CHRIS KIMEJul 16, 2025 → May 25, 20265
FY2776UK—CHRIS KIMEJul 2, 2024 → Jul 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026