Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Western Trailer Company

5DN1148218B000160 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 15
First seenJun 26, 2023
US
Last seenAug 15, 2025
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
5DN1148218B000160
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2008
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
11482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
000160

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
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 26, 2023 – Aug 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 15, 2025USII · Walk-around2REMS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4008040TXA1SL/AZ
Aug 8, 2025USIII · Driver-only2REMS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4008040TXA1SL/AZ
Aug 4, 2025USII · Walk-around5REMS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4008040TXA1SL/AZ
Jul 16, 2025USIII · Driver-only0REMS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4008040TXA1SL/AZ
Jun 9, 2025USIII · Driver-only0REMS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4008040TXA1SL/AZ
May 15, 2025USII · Walk-around1REMS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4008040TXA1SL/AZ
Mar 4, 2025USIII · Driver-only0REMS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4008040TXA1SL/AZ
Apr 25, 2024USI · Full3REMS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4008040TXA1SL/AZ
Feb 3, 2024USI · Full5REMS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4008040TXA1SL/AZ
Dec 9, 2023USII · Walk-around5REMS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4008040TXA1SL/AZ
Dec 6, 2023USII · Walk-around1REMS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4008040TXA1SL/AZ
Dec 5, 2023AZI · Full0REMS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4008040TXA1SL/AZ
Oct 23, 2023USI · Full3REMS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4008040TXA1SL/AZ
Sep 28, 2023AZIII · Driver-only2REMS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4008040TXA1SL/AZ
Jun 26, 2023USII · Walk-around1CORBON LOGISTICS LLC 3354468TXA1SL/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
REMS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC4008040Sep 28, 2023Aug 15, 202514AZ
CORBON LOGISTICS LLC3354468Jun 26, 2023Jun 26, 20231AZ
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.
TXA1SLAZREMS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLCSep 28, 2023Aug 15, 202514
TXA1SLAZCORBON LOGISTICS LLCJun 26, 2023Jun 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026