Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Western Star 4900

2WLPCD2H51K969063 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 1, 2023
KY
Last seenSep 17, 2025
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2WLPCD2H51K969063
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
2001
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
2WL

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
PCD2H

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
969063

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 · 11 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 11 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
2001

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

  • 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 1, 2023 – Sep 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 17, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0JORDAN HOWARD 4073926M7C600/KY
Jun 2, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0JORDAN HOWARD 4073926M7C600/KY
Apr 10, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0JORDAN HOWARD 4073926M7C600/KY
Jul 17, 2024KYIII · Driver-only0DURA SEAL INC 897136233660/KY
Mar 14, 2024KYII · Walk-around1OOSDURA SEAL INC 897136233660/KY
Aug 1, 2023KYIII · Driver-only0DURA SEAL INC 897136233660/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JORDAN HOWARD4073926Apr 10, 2025Sep 17, 20253KY
DURA SEAL INC897136Aug 1, 2023Jul 17, 20243KY
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.
M7C600KYJORDAN HOWARDApr 10, 2025Sep 17, 20253
233660KYDURA SEAL INCAug 1, 2023Jul 17, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026