Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 West-Mark Certified Stainless Services, Inc dba West-Mark

16WTE402X6A135609 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 15
First seenJun 27, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 11, 2025
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
16WTE402X6A135609
Make
West-Mark
Model
Certified Stainless Services, Inc dba West-Mark
Model year
2006
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 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
16W

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
TE402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
135609

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
WEST-MARK

Prefix basis · 161 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Certified Stainless Services, Inc dba West-Mark

Prefix basis · 161 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
WEST-MARK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Certified Stainless Services, Inc dba West-Mark

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 27, 2023 – Aug 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 11, 2025CAI · Full0GARCIA BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC 10764374VM6686/CA
Jun 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around0JGT LLC 41315304VM6686/CA
Apr 29, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1JGT LLC 41315304VM6686/CA
Oct 24, 2024CAI · Full1OOSJGT LLC 41315304VM6686/CA
Oct 16, 2024CAII · Walk-around1JGT LLC 41315304VM6686/CA
Sep 4, 2024CAII · Walk-around0JGT LLC 41315304VM6686/CA
Jul 29, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0JOSE A GARCIA 27458564VM6686/CA
Jul 23, 2024CAII · Walk-around1JOSE A GARCIA 27458564VM6686/CA
Jul 9, 2024CAII · Walk-around0JOSE A GARCIA 27458564VM6686/CA
Apr 29, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1OOSJOSE A GARCIA 27458564VM6686/CA
Apr 16, 2024CAI · Full0JOSE A GARCIA 27458564VM6686/CA
Feb 14, 2024CAII · Walk-around0JOSE A GARCIA 27458564VM6686/CA
Oct 17, 2023CAII · Walk-around0JOSE A GARCIA 27458564VM6686/CA
Aug 29, 2023CAI · Full0JOSE A GARCIA 27458564VM6686/CA
Jun 27, 2023CAI · Full0JOSE A GARCIA 27458564VM6686/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GARCIA BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC1076437Aug 11, 2025Aug 11, 20251CA
JGT LLC4131530Sep 4, 2024Jun 10, 20255CA
JOSE A GARCIA2745856Jun 27, 2023Jul 29, 20249CA
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.
4VM6686CAGARCIA BROTHERS TRUCKING LLCAug 11, 2025Aug 11, 20251
4VM6686CAJGT LLCSep 4, 2024Jun 10, 20255
4VM6686CAJOSE A GARCIAJun 27, 2023Jul 29, 20249
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026