Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Western Trailer Company

5DN1648263B000441 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenMar 13, 2024
CA
Last seenJan 29, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5DN1648263B000441
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2003
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
16482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
000441

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 · 146 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Western Trailer Company

Prefix basis · 146 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
2003

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 · Mar 13, 2024 – Jan 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 29, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0METRIE ANDERCO LLC 40766104ER3104/CA
Oct 2, 2025CAII · Walk-around6OOSMETRIE ANDERCO LLC 40766104ER3104/CA
Sep 30, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1OOSMETRIE ANDERCO LLC 40766104ER3104/CA
Apr 22, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0METRIE ANDERCO LLC 40766104ER3104/CA
Mar 13, 2024CAI · Full1METRIE ANDERCO LLC 40766104ER3104/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
METRIE ANDERCO LLC4076610Mar 13, 2024Jan 29, 20265CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
4ER3104CAMETRIE ANDERCO LLCMar 13, 2024Jan 29, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026