Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western Trailer Company

5DN14482XLB000402 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenMay 29, 2025
CA
Last seenMar 16, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5DN14482XLB000402
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
000402

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
2020

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 · May 29, 2025 – Mar 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 16, 2026CAI · Full0JY TRUCKING LLC 26764574SH6394/CA
Mar 10, 2026CAI · Full1JY TRUCKING LLC 26764574SH6394/CA
Feb 19, 2026CAII · Walk-around0JY TRUCKING LLC 26764574SH6394/CA
Nov 19, 2025CAI · Full0JUSTO YANEZ 43013784SH6394/CA
Nov 18, 2025CAI · Full2OOSJUSTO YANEZ 43013784SH6394/CA
Sep 26, 2025CAII · Walk-around0JUSTO YANEZ 43013784SH6394/CA
May 29, 2025CAII · Walk-around1JUSTO YANEZ 43013784SH6394/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JY TRUCKING LLC2676457Feb 19, 2026Mar 16, 20263CA
JUSTO YANEZ4301378May 29, 2025Nov 19, 20254CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
4SH6394CAJY TRUCKING LLCFeb 19, 2026Mar 16, 20263
4SH6394CAJUSTO YANEZMay 29, 2025Nov 19, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026