Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1986 Western Star 4900

2WKPDCJF6GK914612 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenFeb 9, 2024
WV
Last seenJul 21, 2025
WV
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2WKPDCJF6GK914612
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
1986
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 2, 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
PDCJF

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
914612

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
1986

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-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 · Feb 9, 2024 – Jul 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2025WVIII · Driver-only1DIRICKSON TRUCKING LLC 3536820BA542509/WV
Jul 9, 2024WVIII · Driver-only0DIRICKSON TRUCKING LLC 3536820BA542509/WV
Feb 9, 2024WVII · Walk-around1DIRICKSON TRUCKING LLC 3536820BA542509/WV
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DIRICKSON TRUCKING LLC3536820Feb 9, 2024Jul 21, 20253WV
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.
BA542509WVDIRICKSON TRUCKING LLCFeb 9, 2024Jul 21, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026