Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Western Trailer Company

5DN1148216B000169 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenApr 29, 2024
CA
Last seenApr 6, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
5DN1148216B000169
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2006
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
11482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
000169

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 · 374 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Western Trailer Company

Prefix basis · 374 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
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 · Apr 29, 2024 – Apr 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 6, 2026CAI · Full3M & R VAZQUEZ TRUCKING LLC 26479674TF4930/CA
May 14, 2025CAI · Full0M & R VAZQUEZ TRUCKING LLC 26479674TF4930/CA
Apr 2, 2025CAII · Walk-around0M & R VAZQUEZ TRUCKING LLC 26479674TF4930/CA
Aug 12, 2024CAI · Full3M & R VAZQUEZ TRUCKING LLC 26479674TF4930/CA
Jun 6, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1JOSE L GARCIA 6618404TF4930/CA
May 14, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0JOSE L GARCIA 6618404TF4930/CA
May 14, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2OOSJOSE L GARCIA 6618404TF4930/CA
Apr 29, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0PACHECOS COLD TIME INC 37402874TF4930/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
M & R VAZQUEZ TRUCKING LLC2647967Aug 12, 2024Apr 6, 20264CA
JOSE L GARCIA661840May 14, 2024Jun 6, 20243CA
PACHECOS COLD TIME INC3740287Apr 29, 2024Apr 29, 20241CA
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.
4TF4930CAM & R VAZQUEZ TRUCKING LLCAug 12, 2024Apr 6, 20264
4TF4930CAJOSE L GARCIAMay 14, 2024Jun 6, 20243
4TF4930CAPACHECOS COLD TIME INCApr 29, 2024Apr 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026