Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Western Star 4900

2WKPDD2G8XK955160 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenOct 12, 2023
AL
Last seenNov 24, 2025
AR
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2WKPDD2G8XK955160
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
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
PDD2G

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
955160

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 12, 2023 – Nov 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 24, 2025ARII · Walk-around2OOSPIPELINE TRANSPORT LLC 3310037N6944HY/TN
Mar 8, 2025INII · Walk-around0PIPELINE TRANSPORT LLC 3310037N6944HY/TN
Mar 5, 2025INII · Walk-around0PIPELINE TRANSPORT LLC 3310037N6944HY/TN
Feb 27, 2025INII · Walk-around2PIPELINE TRANSPORT LLC 3310037N6944HY/TN
Feb 22, 2025INII · Walk-around0PIPELINE TRANSPORT LLC 3310037N6944HY/TN
May 20, 2024VAII · Walk-around2PIPELINE TRANSPORT LLC 3310037N6944HY/TN
Oct 12, 2023ALII · Walk-around1PIPELINE TRANSPORT LLC 3310037N6944HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PIPELINE TRANSPORT LLC3310037Oct 12, 2023Nov 24, 20257TN
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.
N6944HYTNPIPELINE TRANSPORT LLCOct 12, 2023Nov 24, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026