Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Western Trailer Company

5DN1145242B000570 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenDec 20, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 6, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
5DN1145242B000570
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2002
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
000570

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
2002

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 · Dec 20, 2023 – Jun 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 6, 2025CAII · Walk-around5J GUADALUPE SOTO MARTINEZ 26862044AD9271/CA
Mar 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSJ GUADALUPE SOTO MARTINEZ 26862044AD9271/CA
Jul 11, 2024CAII · Walk-around0J GUADALUPE SOTO MARTINEZ 26862044AD9271/CA
Dec 20, 2023CAII · Walk-around2OOSJ SOTO TRUCKING INC 40016384AD9271/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J GUADALUPE SOTO MARTINEZ2686204Jul 11, 2024Jun 6, 20253CA
J SOTO TRUCKING INC4001638Dec 20, 2023Dec 20, 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.
4AD9271CAJ GUADALUPE SOTO MARTINEZJul 11, 2024Jun 6, 20253
4AD9271CAJ SOTO TRUCKING INCDec 20, 2023Dec 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026