Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Western Star 4900

2WKPDCCJ8YK960204 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJun 28, 2023
AL
Last seenDec 9, 2025
AL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2WKPDCCJ8YK960204
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
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 21, 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
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
960204

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
2000

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 28, 2023 – Dec 9, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 9, 2025ALII · Walk-around0TIMBER HAULING LLC 368332845A07N9/AL
Feb 24, 2025ALIII · Driver-only1TIMBER HAULING LLC 368332845A07N9/AL
Nov 21, 2024ALII · Walk-around1OOSTIMBER HAULING LLC 368332845A06RA/AL
Mar 25, 2024ALII · Walk-around0TIMBER HAULING LLC 368332845A06RA/AL
Sep 12, 2023ALII · Walk-around0TIMBER HAULING LLC 368332845A06RA/AL
Sep 12, 2023ALII · Walk-around3TIMBER HAULING LLC 368332845A06RA/AL
Jun 28, 2023ALII · Walk-around1TIMBER HAULING LLC 368332845A06RA/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIMBER HAULING LLC3683328Jun 28, 2023Dec 9, 20257AL
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.
45A07N9ALTIMBER HAULING LLCFeb 24, 2025Dec 9, 20252
45A06RAALTIMBER HAULING LLCJun 28, 2023Nov 21, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026