Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Western Trailer Company

5DN115340FB001571 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenNov 29, 2023
WA
Last seenJul 2, 2026
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
5DN115340FB001571
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2015
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
11534

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
001571

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 · 384 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Western Trailer Company

Prefix basis · 384 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
2015

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 · Nov 29, 2023 – Jul 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 2, 2026WAIII · Driver-only2DIRECT-WAY TRANSPORT LTD 286705931892L/BC
Feb 17, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0DIRECT-WAY TRANSPORT LTD 286705903891K/BC
Nov 7, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0DIRECT-WAY TRANSPORT LTD 286705931892L/BC
Sep 18, 2025WAII · Walk-around0DIRECT-WAY TRANSPORT LTD 286705931892L/BC
Aug 15, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0DIRECT-WAY LOGISTICS LTD 330855303891K/BC
Mar 17, 2024ORIII · Driver-only1DIRECT-WAY LOGISTICS LTD 330855303891K/BC
Mar 6, 2024WAII · Walk-around0DIRECT-WAY LOGISTICS LTD 330855303891K/BC
Nov 29, 2023WAIII · Driver-only1DIRECT-WAY TRANSPORT LTD 286705903891K/BC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DIRECT-WAY TRANSPORT LTD2867059Nov 29, 2023Jul 2, 20265BC
DIRECT-WAY LOGISTICS LTD3308553Mar 6, 2024Aug 15, 20253BC
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.
31892LBC2DIRECT-WAY TRANSPORT LTDSep 18, 2025Jul 2, 20263
03891KBCDIRECT-WAY TRANSPORT LTDNov 29, 2023Feb 17, 20262
03891KBCDIRECT-WAY LOGISTICS LTDMar 6, 2024Aug 15, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026