Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Western Star 4900E

2WKEDD3J81K970069 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenSep 22, 2023
CT
Last seenAug 3, 2026
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
2WKEDD3J81K970069
Make
Western Star
Model
4900E
Model year
2001
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 2, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
970069

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
2001

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN STAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
4900E

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

  • 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 22, 2023 – Aug 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 3, 2026NYII · Walk-around1BLACK SHEEP TRUCKING CNY INC 370026120512BR/NY
Nov 19, 2025NYII · Walk-around2OOSHUDSON RIVER BULK INC 21360036819PF/NY
Apr 23, 2025NYII · Walk-around4OOSHUDSON RIVER BULK INC 21360036819PF/NY
Sep 22, 2023CTIII · Driver-only3HUDSON RIVER BULK INC 21360055946PC/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLACK SHEEP TRUCKING CNY INC3700261Aug 3, 2026Aug 3, 20261NY
HUDSON RIVER BULK INC213600Sep 22, 2023Nov 19, 20253NY
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.
20512BRNY1BLACK SHEEP TRUCKING CNY INCAug 3, 2026Aug 3, 20261
36819PFNYHUDSON RIVER BULK INCApr 23, 2025Nov 19, 20252
55946PCNYHUDSON RIVER BULK INCSep 22, 2023Sep 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026