Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Western Star 4900E

5CKEDDRL21C100522 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJul 27, 2023
VA
Last seenMar 10, 2026
MD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5CKEDDRL21C100522
Make
Western Star
Model
4900E
Model year
2001
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
5CK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
EDDRL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
100522

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
2001

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN STAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
4900E

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 27, 2023 – Mar 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 10, 2026MDII · Walk-around1TIPTON TRUCKING CO INC 282773AG86576/PA
Sep 26, 2025MDII · Walk-around1TIPTON TRUCKING CO INC 282773AG86576/PA
Sep 24, 2025NYIII · Driver-only6TIPTON TRUCKING CO INC 282773AG86576/PA
Mar 14, 2025MDII · Walk-around0TIPTON TRUCKING CO INC 282773AG86576/PA
Nov 5, 2024MAII · Walk-around1TIPTON TRUCKING CO INC 282773AG86576/PA
Jul 27, 2023VAI · Full0TIPTON TRUCKING CO INC 282773AG86576/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIPTON TRUCKING CO INC282773Jul 27, 2023Mar 10, 20266PA
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.
AG86576PATIPTON TRUCKING CO INCJul 27, 2023Mar 10, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026