Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Western Trailer Company

5DN1145283B000296 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenFeb 9, 2024
CA
Last seenNov 14, 2025
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
5DN1145283B000296
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2003
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
000296

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
2003

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 · Feb 9, 2024 – Nov 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 14, 2025CAII · Walk-around0MEDINA AND SONS TRUCKING 17519224PK2262/CA
Sep 2, 2025CAII · Walk-around0MARIA L LOURDES 26684544PK2262/CA
Apr 8, 2025CAII · Walk-around1NESTOR DANIEL MEDINA 24579934PK2262/CA
Mar 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around0NESTOR DANIEL MEDINA 24579934PK2262/CA
Feb 11, 2025CAI · Full3MEDINA AND SONS TRUCKING 17519224PK2262/CA
Aug 27, 2024CAI · Full3MEDINA AND SONS TRUCKING 17519224PK2262/CA
May 28, 2024CAI · Full0MEDINA AND SONS TRUCKING 17519224PK2262/CA
Feb 9, 2024CAI · Full0MEDINA AND SONS TRUCKING 17519224PK2262/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MEDINA AND SONS TRUCKING1751922Feb 9, 2024Nov 14, 20255CA
MARIA L LOURDES2668454Sep 2, 2025Sep 2, 20251CA
NESTOR DANIEL MEDINA2457993Mar 17, 2025Apr 8, 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.
4PK2262CAMEDINA AND SONS TRUCKINGFeb 9, 2024Nov 14, 20255
4PK2262CAMARIA L LOURDESSep 2, 2025Sep 2, 20251
4PK2262CANESTOR DANIEL MEDINAMar 17, 2025Apr 8, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026