Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Western Trailer Company

5DN114824MB000230 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenDec 5, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 9, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
5DN114824MB000230
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2021
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
000230

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
2021

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 · Dec 5, 2023 – Jun 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 9, 2026CAII · Walk-around0RAM TRUCKING INC 234294HV46690/OR
May 27, 2026CAII · Walk-around0RAM TRUCKING INC 234294HV46690/OR
Mar 16, 2026CAII · Walk-around0RAM TRUCKING INC 234294HV46690/OR
Mar 9, 2026CAII · Walk-around0RAM TRUCKING INC 234294HV46690/OR
Aug 19, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1RAM TRANSPORTATION INC 1699143HV46690/OR
Aug 6, 2025CAI · Full0RAM TRANSPORTATION INC 1699143HV46690/OR
May 27, 2025CAII · Walk-around0RAM TRANSPORTATION INC 1699143HV46690/OR
May 18, 2025CAII · Walk-around0RAM TRANSPORTATION INC 1699143HV46690/OR
Sep 17, 2024CAI · Full1OOSRAM TRANSPORTATION INC 1699143HV46690/OR
May 3, 2024CAI · Full0RAM TRUCKING INC 234294HV46690/OR
Dec 5, 2023CAI · Full2OOSRAM TRUCKING INC 234294HV46690/OR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAM TRUCKING INC234294Dec 5, 2023Jun 9, 20266OR
RAM TRANSPORTATION INC1699143Sep 17, 2024Aug 19, 20255OR
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.
HV46690OR2RAM TRUCKING INCDec 5, 2023Jun 9, 20266
HV46690ORRAM TRANSPORTATION INCSep 17, 2024Aug 19, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026