Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Western Star 5900

2WKRDDCK1WK951848 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJul 5, 2023
MT
Last seenMay 19, 2026
ND
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2WKRDDCK1WK951848
Make
Western Star
Model
5900
Model year
1998
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
RDDCK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
951848

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
1998

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 5, 2023 – May 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 19, 2026NDII · Walk-around4OOSD R C GILE INC 594871PZB8712/MN
Mar 26, 2026COII · Walk-around0D R C GILE INC 594871PZB8712/MN
Dec 15, 2024NDII · Walk-around1D R C GILE INC 594871PAN3060/MN
Aug 11, 2024IAIII · Driver-only2OOSD R C GILE INC 594871PAN3060/MN
Apr 23, 2024USI · Full2D R C GILE INC 594871PAN3060/MN
Apr 15, 2024COIII · Driver-only0D R C GILE INC 594871PAN3060/MN
Jul 5, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0D R C GILE INC 594871PAN3060/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
D R C GILE INC594871Jul 5, 2023May 19, 20267MN
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.
PZB8712MND R C GILE INCMar 26, 2026May 19, 20262
PAN3060MND R C GILE INCJul 5, 2023Dec 15, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026