Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005

5WSAA43235N037358 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMar 25, 2025
IL
Last seenAug 1, 2026
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5WSAA43235N037358
Make
Not decoded
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2005
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
5WS

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AA432

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
037358

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2005

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 25, 2025 – Aug 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 1, 2026IAII · Walk-around4WILLIAM F BRAUN MILK HAULING INC 2626051024582ST/IL
Jan 23, 2026KYIII · Driver-only0EDWARD C BOECKMAN MILK HAULING INC 2870661024582ST/IL
Mar 25, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0EDWARD C BOECKMAN MILK HAULING INC 287066645832ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WILLIAM F BRAUN MILK HAULING INC262605Aug 1, 2026Aug 1, 20261IL
EDWARD C BOECKMAN MILK HAULING INC287066Mar 25, 2025Jan 23, 20262IL
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.
1024582STIL2WILLIAM F BRAUN MILK HAULING INCAug 1, 2026Aug 1, 20261
1024582STILEDWARD C BOECKMAN MILK HAULING INCJan 23, 2026Jan 23, 20261
645832STILEDWARD C BOECKMAN MILK HAULING INCMar 25, 2025Mar 25, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026