Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Western Trailer Company

5DN1148295B000158 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenJun 12, 2023
CA
Last seenSep 15, 2025
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
5DN1148295B000158
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2005
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
000158

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
2005

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 12, 2023 – Sep 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 15, 2025CAI · Full13C TRANSPORT LLC 4365557HV95382/OR
Oct 8, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OROZCO'S LOGISTICS LLC 35642154UX1010/CA
Jul 18, 2024CAI · Full3OOSHLG TRANSPORTATION LLC 38986944UX1010/CA
Jul 18, 2024CAI · Full0HLG TRANSPORTATION LLC 38986944UX1010/CA
Apr 24, 2024ORI · Full6OOSHLG TRANSPORTATION LLC 38986944UX1010/CA
Aug 16, 2023WAII · Walk-around1OOSHLG TRANSPORTATION LLC 38986944UX1010/CA
Jun 12, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1HLG TRANSPORTATION LLC 38986944UX1010/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
3C TRANSPORT LLC4365557Sep 15, 2025Sep 15, 20251OR
OROZCO'S LOGISTICS LLC3564215Oct 8, 2024Oct 8, 20241CA
HLG TRANSPORTATION LLC3898694Jun 12, 2023Jul 18, 20245CA
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.
HV95382OR3C TRANSPORT LLCSep 15, 2025Sep 15, 20251
4UX1010CAOROZCO'S LOGISTICS LLCOct 8, 2024Oct 8, 20241
4UX1010CAHLG TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 12, 2023Jul 18, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026