Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Western Star

2WKEDD3J02K972447 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
13 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenFeb 4, 2025
GA
Last seenMar 25, 2026
GA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2WKEDD3J02K972447
Make
Western Star
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2002
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 30, 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
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
972447

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 · Feb 4, 2025 – Mar 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 25, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1STACY DEE THOMAS 2835844ZKQ376/GA
Jan 7, 2026GAII · Walk-around13OOSSTACY DEE THOMAS 2835844EQC917/GA
Sep 16, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1STACY DEE THOMAS 2835844EQC917/GA
Apr 14, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1STACY DEE THOMAS 2835844EQC917/GA
Feb 4, 2025GAII · Walk-around4STACY DEE THOMAS 2835844EQC917/GA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STACY DEE THOMAS2835844Feb 4, 2025Mar 25, 20265GA
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.
ZKQ376GASTACY DEE THOMASMar 25, 2026Mar 25, 20261
EQC917GASTACY DEE THOMASFeb 4, 2025Jan 7, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026