Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Western Trailer Company

5DN11534XDB000814 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenOct 24, 2023
WA
Last seenJul 16, 2026
WA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
5DN11534XDB000814
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
000814

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
2013

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 · Oct 24, 2023 – Jul 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0TRI-LINK TRANSPORTATION INC 238130753845L/BC
Apr 14, 2026WAII · Walk-around0TRI-LINK TRANSPORTATION INC 238130753845L/BC
Dec 3, 2025IDIII · Driver-only0T & P TRUCKING LTD 29468188794K/BC
Apr 14, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1T & P TRUCKING LTD 29468188794K/BC
Mar 4, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0T & P TRUCKING LTD 29468188794K/BC
Jun 11, 2024USI · Full0T & P TRUCKING LTD 29468188794K/BC
Apr 29, 2024IDII · Walk-around0T & P TRUCKING LTD 29468188794K/BC
Oct 24, 2023WAII · Walk-around3OOSMG DHILLON CORPORATION 37843843289ZS/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRI-LINK TRANSPORTATION INC2381307Apr 14, 2026Jul 16, 20262BC
T & P TRUCKING LTD294681Apr 29, 2024Dec 3, 20255BC
MG DHILLON CORPORATION3784384Oct 24, 2023Oct 24, 20231WA
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.
53845LBC2TRI-LINK TRANSPORTATION INCApr 14, 2026Jul 16, 20262
88794KBCT & P TRUCKING LTDApr 29, 2024Dec 3, 20255
3289ZSWA2MG DHILLON CORPORATIONOct 24, 2023Oct 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026