Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Western Trailer Company

5DN115346MB000552 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 13
First seenJun 22, 2023
WA
Last seenJul 5, 2026
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
5DN115346MB000552
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
11534

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
000552

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
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 · Jun 22, 2023 – Jul 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 5, 2026WAIII · Driver-only2A&R TRUCKING LLC 338591005440AE/WA
Jul 5, 2026MTIII · Driver-only1A&R TRUCKING LLC 338591005440AE/WA
Jun 3, 2026MTII · Walk-around2OOSA&R TRUCKING LLC 338591005440AE/WA
May 15, 2026ORI · Full0A&R TRUCKING LLC 338591005440AE/WA
Mar 10, 2026ORII · Walk-around2OOSA&R TRUCKING LLC 338591005440AE/WA
Nov 20, 2024ORI · Full3JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC 321344605440AE/WA
Sep 30, 2024WAII · Walk-around2OOSJOHNSON TRUCKING LLC 321344605440AE/WA
Sep 12, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC 321344605440AE/WA
Apr 24, 2024WAII · Walk-around3OOSJOHNSON TRUCKING LLC 32134460544AE/WA
Oct 9, 2023WAII · Walk-around4OOSJOHNSON TRUCKING LLC 321344605440AE/WA
Aug 18, 2023WAII · Walk-around5JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC 321344605440AE/WA
Aug 15, 2023WYIII · Driver-only1JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC 321344605440AE/WA
Jun 22, 2023WAIII · Driver-only0JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC 321344605440AE/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A&R TRUCKING LLC3385910Mar 10, 2026Jul 5, 20265WA
JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC3213446Jun 22, 2023Nov 20, 20248WA
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.
05440AEWA2A&R TRUCKING LLCMar 10, 2026Jul 5, 20265
05440AEWAJOHNSON TRUCKING LLCJun 22, 2023Nov 20, 20247
0544AEWAJOHNSON TRUCKING LLCApr 24, 2024Apr 24, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026