Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Western Star 4900

2WLMAEAV73KK32021 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 30, 2023
MD
Last seenNov 5, 2025
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2WLMAEAV73KK32021
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2003
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
2WL

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
MAEAV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
K32021

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 · 6 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 6 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
2003

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

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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 · Aug 30, 2023 – Nov 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 5, 2025MDI · Full2ALPINE LANDSCAPING LLC 2798235E55221D/MD
Sep 24, 2024MDII · Walk-around1ALPINE LANDSCAPING LLC 2798235E55221D/MD
Aug 22, 2024MDII · Walk-around0ALPINE LANDSCAPING LLC 2798235E55221D/MD
Jun 28, 2024MDII · Walk-around3OOSALPINE LANDSCAPING LLC 2798235E55221D/MD
Mar 28, 2024MDII · Walk-around0ALPINE LANDSCAPING LLC 2798235E55221D/MD
Aug 30, 2023MDI · Full1ALPINE LANDSCAPING LLC 2798235E55221D/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALPINE LANDSCAPING LLC2798235Aug 30, 2023Nov 5, 20256MD
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.
E55221DMDALPINE LANDSCAPING LLCAug 30, 2023Nov 5, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026