Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Western Trailer Company

5DN14482XCB000349 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
10 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 8
First seenNov 6, 2024
CA
Last seenSep 3, 2025
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 10 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
5DN14482XCB000349
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
000349

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
2012

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 · Nov 6, 2024 – Sep 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 3, 2025CAI · Full10OOSMARCOS ORTEGA PENA 43997634LS5621/CA
Aug 20, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2OOSMARCOS ORTEGA PENA 43997634LS5621/CA
Jul 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around0ABD TRANSPORTATION LLC 40764134LS5621/CA
Jul 7, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSABD TRANSPORTATION LLC 40764134LS5621/CA
May 6, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSABD TRANSPORTATION LLC 40764134LS5621/CA
Mar 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around1FRANCISCO OSI SANCHEZ SANCHEZ 40265334LS5621/CA
Dec 26, 2024CAII · Walk-around3EMMANUEL TRUCKING LLC 42070974LS5621/CA
Nov 6, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2OOSABD TRANSPORTATION LLC 40764134LS5621/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARCOS ORTEGA PENA4399763Aug 20, 2025Sep 3, 20252CA
ABD TRANSPORTATION LLC4076413Nov 6, 2024Jul 10, 20254CA
FRANCISCO OSI SANCHEZ SANCHEZ4026533Mar 20, 2025Mar 20, 20251CA
EMMANUEL TRUCKING LLC4207097Dec 26, 2024Dec 26, 20241CA
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.
4LS5621CAMARCOS ORTEGA PENAAug 20, 2025Sep 3, 20252
4LS5621CAABD TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 6, 2024Jul 10, 20254
4LS5621CAFRANCISCO OSI SANCHEZ SANCHEZMar 20, 2025Mar 20, 20251
4LS5621CAEMMANUEL TRUCKING LLCDec 26, 2024Dec 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026