Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Western Star 5900

2WKRDD2H7YK965259 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenSep 13, 2023
NC
Last seenFeb 16, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2WKRDD2H7YK965259
Make
Western Star
Model
5900
Model year
2000
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
RDD2H

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
965259

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
2000

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN STAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
5900

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 · Sep 13, 2023 – Feb 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 16, 2026NCII · Walk-around1OOSDAVID TRANTHAM INC 1505319NE1250/NC
Jan 23, 2026NCII · Walk-around4OOSDAVID TRANTHAM INC 1505319NE1250/NC
Jan 15, 2026NCII · Walk-around3DAVID TRANTHAM INC 1505319NE1250/NC
Jan 23, 2025SCII · Walk-around7DAVID TRANTHAM INC 1505319NE1250/NC
Sep 23, 2024NCI · Full0DAVID TRANTHAM INC 1505319NE1250/NC
Feb 29, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0DAVID TRANTHAM INC 1505319NE1250/NC
Nov 20, 2023GAII · Walk-around3DAVID TRANTHAM INC 1505319NE1250/NC
Sep 13, 2023NCII · Walk-around6OOSDAVID TRANTHAM INC 1505319NE1250/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAVID TRANTHAM INC1505319Sep 13, 2023Feb 16, 20268NC
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.
NE1250NCDAVID TRANTHAM INCSep 13, 2023Feb 16, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026