Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Chevrolet W4

4KBB4B1R2WJ000949 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
9 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 14
First seenJan 31, 2025
KY
Last seenOct 14, 2025
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4KBB4B1R2WJ000949
Make
Chevrolet
Model
W4
Model year
1998
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
4KB

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
B4B1R

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
000949

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
CHEVROLET

Prefix basis · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
W4

Prefix basis · 5 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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CHEVROLET

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
W4

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 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)

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 · Jan 31, 2025 – Oct 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 14, 2025KYI · Full0TOMMY BAKER 4243102J6A129/KY
Aug 22, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0TOMMY BAKER 4243102J6A129/KY
May 21, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0TOMMY BAKER 4243102J6A129/KY
May 19, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0TOMMY BAKER 4243102J6A129/KY
May 19, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0TOMMY BAKER 4243102J6A129/KY
May 2, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0TOMMY BAKER 4243102J6A129/KY
Apr 25, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0TOMMY BAKER 4243102J6A129/KY
Apr 16, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0TOMMY BAKER 4243102J6A129/KY
Apr 7, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0TOMMY BAKER 4243102J6A129/KY
Mar 26, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0TOMMY BAKER 4243102J6A129/KY
Mar 24, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0TOMMY BAKER 4243102J6A129/KY
Mar 13, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0TOMMY BAKER 4243102J6A129/KY
Feb 5, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0TOMMY BAKER 4243102J6A129/KY
Jan 31, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0TOMMY BAKER 4243102J6A129/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TOMMY BAKER4243102Jan 31, 2025Oct 14, 202514KY
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.
J6A129KYTOMMY BAKERJan 31, 2025Oct 14, 202514
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026