Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Western Star 5900

2WKRDCXH8TK940365 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJul 6, 2023
OK
Last seenNov 14, 2024
NE
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2WKRDCXH8TK940365
Make
Western Star
Model
5900
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
RDCXH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
940365

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
1996

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN STAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
5900

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 6, 2023 – Nov 14, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 14, 2024NEIII · Driver-only0CRYSTAL RED TRANSPORTATION INC 335354PR46181/SD
Oct 10, 2024IAII · Walk-around1CRYSTAL RED TRANSPORTATION INC 335354PR46181/SD
May 30, 2024KSII · Walk-around1CRYSTAL RED TRANSPORTATION INC 335354PR46181/SD
Mar 5, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0FETT FARMS LLC 799284PR46181/SD
Jul 6, 2023OKIII · Driver-only1CRYSTAL RED TRANSPORTATION INC 335354PR46181/SD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CRYSTAL RED TRANSPORTATION INC335354Jul 6, 2023Nov 14, 20244SD
FETT FARMS LLC799284Mar 5, 2024Mar 5, 20241SD
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.
PR46181SDCRYSTAL RED TRANSPORTATION INCJul 6, 2023Nov 14, 20244
PR46181SD1FETT FARMS LLCMar 5, 2024Mar 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026