Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Western Trailer Company

5DN1145228B000852 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJun 29, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 4, 2024
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
5DN1145228B000852
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
000852

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
2008

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 · Jun 29, 2023 – Jun 4, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 4, 2024CAI · Full0JEFFERY F WRIGHT 32511504JV1472/CA
Jan 10, 2024CAII · Walk-around1JEFFERY F WRIGHT 32511504JV1472/CA
Jul 5, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0JEFFERY F WRIGHT 32511504JV472/CA
Jun 29, 2023CAI · Full2OOSHOLLY SUE CONNOR MILLS 27126264JV1472/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JEFFERY F WRIGHT3251150Jul 5, 2023Jun 4, 20243CA
HOLLY SUE CONNOR MILLS2712626Jun 29, 2023Jun 29, 20231CA
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.
4JV1472CAJEFFERY F WRIGHTJan 10, 2024Jun 4, 20242
4JV472CAJEFFERY F WRIGHTJul 5, 2023Jul 5, 20231
4JV1472CAHOLLY SUE CONNOR MILLSJun 29, 2023Jun 29, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026