Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Western Star 4900

2WKPDCJJ7TK944250 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
13 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenNov 28, 2023
LA
Last seenDec 6, 2024
OK
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2WKPDCJJ7TK944250
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
1996
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
PDCJJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
944250

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 · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 4 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
1996

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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 28, 2023 – Dec 6, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 6, 2024OKIII · Driver-only0VETERANS EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 29427573JJ600/OK
Jan 10, 2024ARI · Full8OOSVETERANS EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 29427573JJ600/OK
Nov 28, 2023LAIII · Driver-only0VETERANS EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 29427573JJ600/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VETERANS EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC2942757Nov 28, 2023Dec 6, 20243OK
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.
3JJ600OKVETERANS EXPRESS TRUCKING LLCNov 28, 2023Dec 6, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026