Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Western Trailer Company

5DN1145225B001155 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJul 11, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 19, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
5DN1145225B001155
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2005
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
5DN

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
11452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
001155

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 · 103 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Western Trailer Company

Prefix basis · 103 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
2005

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 11, 2023 – Mar 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 19, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0MEDINA AND SONS TRUCKING 17519224TP8430/CA
Dec 30, 2025CAII · Walk-around1L MALDONADO TRANSPORT LLC 42565394TP8430/CA
Aug 21, 2025CAII · Walk-around0MEDINA AND SONS TRUCKING 17519224TP8430/CA
Jul 18, 2025CAI · Full0MEDINA AND SONS TRUCKING 17519224TP8430/CA
Jun 27, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0L MALDONADO TRANSPORT LLC 42565394TP8430/CA
Feb 28, 2024CAI · Full0MEDINA AND SONS TRUCKING 17519224TP8430/CA
Dec 19, 2023CAII · Walk-around2OOSMEDINA AND SONS TRUCKING 17519224TP8430/CA
Dec 14, 2023CAII · Walk-around0MEDINA AND SONS TRUCKING 17519224TP8430/CA
Jul 11, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0MEDINA AND SONS TRUCKING 17519224TP8430/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MEDINA AND SONS TRUCKING1751922Jul 11, 2023Mar 19, 20267CA
L MALDONADO TRANSPORT LLC4256539Jun 27, 2025Dec 30, 20252CA
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.
4TP8430CAMEDINA AND SONS TRUCKINGJul 11, 2023Mar 19, 20267
4TP8430CAL MALDONADO TRANSPORT LLCJun 27, 2025Dec 30, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026