Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Western Star 4900

2WLPCDXH7XK954338 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenAug 21, 2023
MA
Last seenAug 11, 2026
MA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2WLPCDXH7XK954338
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
1999
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 30, 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
PCDXH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
954338

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

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

  • 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 · Aug 21, 2023 – Aug 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 11, 2026MAIII · Driver-only1VC TRUCKING CORP 32215821AF98R/MA
Mar 13, 2026MAIII · Driver-only4VC TRUCKING CORP 32215821AF98R/MA
Sep 24, 2024MAV · Vehicle-only1OOSVC TRUCKING CORP 3221582X49755/MA
Mar 15, 2024MAIII · Driver-only1VC TRUCKING CORP 3221582X49755/MA
Jan 19, 2024MAIII · Driver-only1VC TRUCKING CORP 3221582X49755/MA
Aug 21, 2023MAIII · Driver-only2OOSVC TRUCKING CORP 3221582X49755/MA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VC TRUCKING CORP3221582Aug 21, 2023Aug 11, 20266MA
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.
1AF98RMA1VC TRUCKING CORPMar 13, 2026Aug 11, 20262
X49755MAVC TRUCKING CORPAug 21, 2023Sep 24, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026