Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2000 Western Star 4900

2WKPDDRL7YK966347 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenSep 17, 2024
WY
Last seenAug 19, 2025
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2WKPDDRL7YK966347
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
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
PDDRL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
966347

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 · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 3 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.

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 · Sep 17, 2024 – Aug 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 19, 2025COIII · Driver-only1—LOADED DOWN TRUCKING LLC 4348712BUDSJ98/CO
May 21, 2025COIII · Driver-only5—LOADED DOWN TRUCKING LLC 4348712BUSJ98/CO
Sep 17, 2024WYI · Full2OOSDHM RESOURCES 3364347DFZ380/CO
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LOADED DOWN TRUCKING LLC4348712May 21, 2025Aug 19, 20252CO
DHM RESOURCES3364347Sep 17, 2024Sep 17, 20241CO
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.
BUDSJ98CO—LOADED DOWN TRUCKING LLCAug 19, 2025 → Aug 19, 20251
BUSJ98CO—LOADED DOWN TRUCKING LLCMay 21, 2025 → May 21, 20251
DFZ380CO—DHM RESOURCESSep 17, 2024 → Sep 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026