Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Western Star 4900

2WKPDCCJ2XK954218 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenAug 1, 2024
AL
Last seenJun 29, 2026
AL
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2WKPDCCJ2XK954218
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
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
Jul 12, 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
PDCCJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
954218

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 · 38 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 38 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
1999

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN STAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
4900

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 1, 2024 – Jun 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 29, 2026ALIII · Driver-only1COUSINS TRUCKING INC 150499516A1A71/AL
Jun 29, 2026ALIII · Driver-only1COUSINS TRUCKING INC 150499516A1A71/AL
Nov 19, 2025ALII · Walk-around0COUSINS TRUCKING INC 150499516A1A71/AL
Oct 9, 2025ALII · Walk-around6COUSINS TRUCKING INC 150499516A1A71/AL
Aug 1, 2024ALII · Walk-around5OOSCOUSINS TRUCKING INC 150499516A0946/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
COUSINS TRUCKING INC1504995Aug 1, 2024Jun 29, 20265AL
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.
16A1A71AL1COUSINS TRUCKING INCOct 9, 2025Jun 29, 20264
16A0946ALCOUSINS TRUCKING INCAug 1, 2024Aug 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026