Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Western Trailer Company

5DN115340GB000356 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
37 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJun 13, 2023
WA
Last seenJul 27, 2026
WA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 37 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
5DN115340GB000356
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 1, 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
5DN

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
11534

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
000356

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 TRAILER COMPANY

Prefix basis · 384 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Western Trailer Company

Prefix basis · 384 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN TRAILER COMPANY

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Western Trailer Company

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

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 · Jun 13, 2023 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026WAII · Walk-around3OOSJAGGED EDGE ENTERPRISES LTD 219145845309L/BC
Feb 7, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0JAGGED EDGE ENTERPRISES LTD 219145845309L/BC
Feb 1, 2026ORII · Walk-around2OOSJAGGED EDGE ENTERPRISES LTD 219145845309L/BC
Dec 11, 2025MTII · Walk-around1JAGGED EDGE ENTERPRISES LTD 219145845309L/BC
Jul 30, 2024MTIII · Driver-only1TRI-LINK TRANSPORTATION INC 238130788097K/BC
Jun 13, 2023WAIII · Driver-only1BEST SOURCE TRANSPORT LTD 300984853174K/BC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JAGGED EDGE ENTERPRISES LTD2191458Dec 11, 2025Jul 27, 20264BC
TRI-LINK TRANSPORTATION INC2381307Jul 30, 2024Jul 30, 20241BC
BEST SOURCE TRANSPORT LTD3009848Jun 13, 2023Jun 13, 20231BC
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.
45309LBC2JAGGED EDGE ENTERPRISES LTDDec 11, 2025Jul 27, 20264
88097KBCTRI-LINK TRANSPORTATION INCJul 30, 2024Jul 30, 20241
53174KBCBEST SOURCE TRANSPORT LTDJun 13, 2023Jun 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026