Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Western Trailer Company

5DN144821GB001329 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenOct 16, 2023
TN
Last seenApr 10, 2025
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
5DN144821GB001329
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 1, 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
14482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
001329

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 · 133 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Western Trailer Company

Prefix basis · 133 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
2016

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 16, 2023 – Apr 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 10, 2025GAIII · Driver-only3OOSGARY Z HORST 3878486PT642U6/PA
Mar 10, 2025OHII · Walk-around6OOSGARY Z HORST 3878486PT642U6/PA
Oct 2, 2024MIII · Walk-around3OOSGARY Z HORST 3878486PT642U6/PA
Mar 19, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0WENGER TRUCKING LLC 3322179PT956N0/PA
Oct 16, 2023TNI · Full0WENGER TRUCKING LLC 3322179PT956N0/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GARY Z HORST3878486Oct 2, 2024Apr 10, 20253PA
WENGER TRUCKING LLC3322179Oct 16, 2023Mar 19, 20242PA
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.
PT642U6PAGARY Z HORSTOct 2, 2024Apr 10, 20253
PT956N0PAWENGER TRUCKING LLCOct 16, 2023Mar 19, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026