Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Western Trailer Company

5DN1445216B000488 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
15 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJul 29, 2024
CA
Last seenOct 29, 2025
CA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5DN1445216B000488
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2006
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 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
5DN

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
14452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
000488

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 · 112 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Western Trailer Company

Prefix basis · 112 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
2006

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 · Jul 29, 2024 – Oct 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 29, 2025CAII · Walk-around4WEST COAST HAULING & TRUCKING LLC 36218864MW3005/CA
Oct 23, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only2WEST COAST HAULING & TRUCKING LLC 36218864VW3005/CA
Jun 23, 2025CAII · Walk-around6OOSWEST COAST HAULING & TRUCKING LLC 36218864MW3005/CA
Sep 12, 2024CAIII · Driver-only4WEST COAST HAULING & TRUCKING LLC 36218864MW3005/CA
Jul 29, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0WEST COAST HAULING & TRUCKING LLC 36218864MW3000/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WEST COAST HAULING & TRUCKING LLC3621886Jul 29, 2024Oct 29, 20255CA
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.
4MW3005CA2WEST COAST HAULING & TRUCKING LLCSep 12, 2024Oct 29, 20253
4VW3005CA2WEST COAST HAULING & TRUCKING LLCOct 23, 2025Oct 23, 20251
4MW3000CA2WEST COAST HAULING & TRUCKING LLCJul 29, 2024Jul 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026