Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Western Star 4900

2WLPDCJH1TK940672 · Truck-Tractor · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenAug 2, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 15, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2WLPDCJH1TK940672
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
2WL

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
PDCJH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
940672

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
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
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

  • 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 · Aug 2, 2023 – May 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around8OOSRONALD STEPHENSON 1946675XHM7828/TX
Nov 5, 2025TXI · Full10RONALD STEPHENSON 1946675JNW1009/TX
Sep 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around10OOSRONALD STEPHENSON 1946675SGD6859/TX
Apr 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around8OOSRONALD STEPHENSON 1946675JNW1009/TX
Aug 2, 2023TXII · Walk-around3RONALD STEPHENSON 1946675JNW1009/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RONALD STEPHENSON1946675Aug 2, 2023May 15, 20265TX
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.
XHM7828TXRONALD STEPHENSONMay 15, 2026May 15, 20261
JNW1009TXRONALD STEPHENSONAug 2, 2023Nov 5, 20253
SGD6859TXRONALD STEPHENSONSep 27, 2025Sep 27, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026