Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Western Trailer Company

5DN14482XMB001180 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
2 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMay 19, 2026
TN
Last seenJul 21, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 2 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
5DN14482XMB001180
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
001180

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
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 · May 19, 2026 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026TNII · Walk-around2NAR TRUCKING OF TN INC 3020389689552T/TN
May 29, 2026TNIII · Driver-only1NAR FARMS INC 4442557689552T/TN
May 19, 2026TNIII · Driver-only1NAR FARMS INC 44425576889552/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NAR TRUCKING OF TN INC3020389Jul 21, 2026Jul 21, 20261TN
NAR FARMS INC4442557May 19, 2026May 29, 20262TN
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.
689552TTN2NAR TRUCKING OF TN INCJul 21, 2026Jul 21, 20261
689552TTNNAR FARMS INCMay 29, 2026May 29, 20261
6889552TNNAR FARMS INCMay 19, 2026May 19, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026