Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Western Star 4900E

2WKEDDXJ8YK964941 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenOct 21, 2024
MS
Last seenJan 21, 2026
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
2WKEDDXJ8YK964941
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
Aug 2, 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
EDDXJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
964941

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 · 75 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900E

Prefix basis · 75 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 21, 2024 – Jan 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 21, 2026MSIII · Driver-only0EASTERN EXPRESS INC 162408A549133/MS
Feb 3, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0BIGGERS TRUCKING INC 83028A549133/MS
Oct 21, 2024MSII · Walk-around0BIGGERS TRUCKING INC 83028A476566/MS
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EASTERN EXPRESS INC162408Jan 21, 2026Jan 21, 20261IN
BIGGERS TRUCKING INC83028Oct 21, 2024Feb 3, 20252AR
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.
A549133MSEASTERN EXPRESS INCJan 21, 2026Jan 21, 20261
A549133MSBIGGERS TRUCKING INCFeb 3, 2025Feb 3, 20251
A476566MSBIGGERS TRUCKING INCOct 21, 2024Oct 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026