Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Western Star

2WKEDD3J22K972711 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
12 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenApr 16, 2025
KY
Last seenApr 9, 2026
KY
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2WKEDD3J22K972711
Make
Western Star
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2002
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Not decoded
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
2WK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
EDD3J

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
972711

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 · 52 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900E

Prefix basis · 52 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
2002

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN STAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

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
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 16, 2025 – Apr 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 9, 2026KYII · Walk-around1R&S TRUCK SALES AND PARTS INC 2961635011712A/KY
Nov 12, 2025KYII · Walk-around2R&S TRUCK SALES AND PARTS INC 2961635011712A/KY
Nov 11, 2025KYII · Walk-around1OOSR&S TRUCK SALES AND PARTS INC 2961635011712A/KY
Aug 8, 2025KYI · Full3R&S TRUCK SALES AND PARTS INC 2961635011712A/KY
Aug 4, 2025KYII · Walk-around1R&S TRUCK SALES AND PARTS INC 2961635011712A/KY
Apr 16, 2025KYII · Walk-around5OOSR&S TRUCK SALES AND PARTS INC 2961635794389/KY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
R&S TRUCK SALES AND PARTS INC2961635Apr 16, 2025Apr 9, 20266KY
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.
011712AKYR&S TRUCK SALES AND PARTS INCAug 4, 2025Apr 9, 20265
794389KYR&S TRUCK SALES AND PARTS INCApr 16, 2025Apr 16, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026