Need informations about truck from VIN number

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  1. 98989

    98989 Road Train Member

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    hi everybody

    here in europe american trucks are very rare in my country very small number of them , there is one western star 5km from my house registration says it is 4942FX model and VIN number 2WLPBDCK2WK948868,

    truck was imported somewhere at 90s and was sitting long because it was to wide for our law



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  3. KW Cajun

    KW Cajun Road Train Member

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    Page 9 on the following link will provide the VIN number decoding.

    However, if you are asking if this is a legal purchase-able truck, that will require methods unknown to me, for your country.

    Western Star General Info & VIN Decoder
     
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  4. 98989

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    2WL 2WL Western Star. Western Star incomplete Vehicle
    P 8 X 6 TRUCK
    BD 4800 SF Conventional 26,001 to 33,000 pounds Class 7
    CK Detroit Series 60 Diesel 14.0 Lter Air
    W 1998? since Y is 2000
    K Kelowna, BC

    is there any software for decoding i think his make no sense ,
     
  5. KW Cajun

    KW Cajun Road Train Member

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    You are correct, that does not make sense. And that is direct from a Western Star Manual, tho it's 2012 version and perhaps a code change.

    Here is a link to a basic CMV Vin Decoder.

    It works out to a 1998 Canadian Mfg Western Star 4X2 TRACTOR CONV., but it's short on other details.
    Perhaps a Google search would bring up other VIN decoders as well.
     
  6. haywire12

    haywire12 Light Load Member

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    Try rigdig.com they only do CMV.
     
  7. sky_blue

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    Call any freightliner or western star dealer here in the states; with the last 6 of the vin, they can tell you everything you need to know. Also, search for a 24 hour location to not have to worry about the time difference
     
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  8. Cetane+

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    That was made in the latter part of 1990's. It has the nice cab, the constellation cab. They didnt make them till 1997 and newer. What exactly are you looking to find out? I didnt know DD offered a 14L in 1997.
     
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  9. 98989

    98989 Road Train Member

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    thanks for help but i am rather going to spend 35$ on beer than on their service($34.99 - Single Report)
    , or maybe 20$ on beer instead of phone call

    but i was thinking if there is anyone who could say something about truck from vin

    i dont know anything about truck, i was thinking it was much older i even thought it was early 90s or older , it was sitting for some time because it was too wide , so it seems that truck was brand new when he get it , i did not pay much attention on it because at that moment i did not had any interest in american trucks

    about dd, well this is what i get trying with their vin decoder but obviously it make no sense
     
  10. towdriver

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    What do want to know about it. I work at a Western Star Dealer and can get just about any info you want.
     
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