Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Western Trailer Company

5DN154423HB001174 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJul 3, 2024
NM
Last seenApr 9, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
5DN154423HB001174
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2017
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
15442

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
001174

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 · 350 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Western Trailer Company

Prefix basis · 350 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
2017

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 · Jul 3, 2024 – Apr 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around11G ANGEL TRUCKING LLC 3304834161C071/TX
Jun 13, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1G ANGEL TRUCKING LLC 3304834161C071/TX
Oct 26, 2024TXII · Walk-around8OOSMOLINAR TRUCKING LLC 34655853120FTJ/NM
Sep 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSMOLINAR TRUCKING LLC 34655853120FTJ/NM
Aug 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around6MOLINAR TRUCKING LLC 34655853120FTJ/NM
Jul 3, 2024NMII · Walk-around1MOLINAR TRUCKING LLC 34655853120HTJ/NM
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
G ANGEL TRUCKING LLC3304834Jun 13, 2025Apr 9, 20262TX
MOLINAR TRUCKING LLC3465585Jul 3, 2024Oct 26, 20244NM
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.
161C071TXG ANGEL TRUCKING LLCJun 13, 2025Apr 9, 20262
3120FTJNMMOLINAR TRUCKING LLCAug 12, 2024Oct 26, 20243
3120HTJNMMOLINAR TRUCKING LLCJul 3, 2024Jul 3, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026