Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Western Trailer Company

5DN115341HB000979 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJan 29, 2024
WA
Last seenFeb 26, 2026
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
5DN115341HB000979
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
000979

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
2017

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 29, 2024 – Feb 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 26, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0ZMD TRUCKING LLC 343303066299AL/WA
Mar 11, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1SWANSON HAY CO INC 6756207892AK/WA
Nov 21, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0SWANSON HAY CO INC 6756207892AK/WA
Jan 29, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0SWANSON HAY CO INC 6756207892AK/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZMD TRUCKING LLC3433030Feb 26, 2026Feb 26, 20261WA
SWANSON HAY CO INC67562Jan 29, 2024Mar 11, 20253WA
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.
66299ALWAZMD TRUCKING LLCFeb 26, 2026Feb 26, 20261
07892AKWASWANSON HAY CO INCJan 29, 2024Mar 11, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026