Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Western Star 4900

2WKPDDJH41K966755 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 14
First seenFeb 29, 2024
NC
Last seenApr 14, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2WKPDDJH41K966755
Make
Western Star
Model
4900
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
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
2WK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
PDDJH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
966755

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 · 10 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4900

Prefix basis · 10 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
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
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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 29, 2024 – Apr 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2026NCII · Walk-around8OOSBROTHERS OTM LLC 4000921ZB67628/NC
Dec 31, 2025NCII · Walk-around6OOSBROTHERS OTM LLC 4000921ZB67628/NC
Dec 10, 2025NCII · Walk-around9OOSBROTHERS OTM LLC 4000921ZB67628/NC
Nov 19, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0BROTHERS OTM LLC 4000921ZB67628/NC
Oct 16, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0BROTHERS OTM LLC 4000921ZB67628/NC
Oct 10, 2025NCII · Walk-around2OOSBROTHERS OTM LLC 4000921ZB67628/NC
Sep 16, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1BROTHERS OTM LLC 4000921ZB67628/NC
Sep 2, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSBROTHERS OTM LLC 4000921ZB67628/NC
Mar 18, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1BROTHERS OTM LLC 4000921ZB67628/NC
Jan 28, 2025NCII · Walk-around0BROTHERS OTM LLC 4000921ZB67628/NC
Jan 7, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1BROTHERS OTM LLC 4000921ZB67628/NC
Oct 29, 2024NCII · Walk-around2OOSBROTHERS OTM LLC 4000921ZB67628/NC
May 22, 2024NCII · Walk-around0BROTHERS OTM LLC 4000921ZB67628/NC
Feb 29, 2024NCII · Walk-around11OOSBROTHERS OTM LLC 4000921ZB67628/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BROTHERS OTM LLC4000921Feb 29, 2024Apr 14, 202614NC
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.
ZB67628NCBROTHERS OTM LLCFeb 29, 2024Apr 14, 202614
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026