Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western Trailer Company

5DN154424LB001421 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenSep 24, 2024
TX
Last seenMar 27, 2026
TX
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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5DN154424LB001421
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2020
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
15442

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
001421

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
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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 24, 2024 – Mar 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around2RAMON OR CECILIA ORTEGA 1553165248B776/TX
Oct 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around3LUIS ALBERT ORTEGA 1823915248B776/TX
Apr 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around1LUIS ALBERT ORTEGA 1823915248B776/TX
Mar 18, 2025TXI · Full5LUIS ALBERT ORTEGA 1823915248B776/TX
Sep 24, 2024TXI · Full5OOSLUIS ALBERT ORTEGA 1823915248B776/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAMON OR CECILIA ORTEGA1553165Mar 27, 2026Mar 27, 20261NM
LUIS ALBERT ORTEGA1823915Sep 24, 2024Oct 16, 20254TX
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.
248B776TXRAMON OR CECILIA ORTEGAMar 27, 2026Mar 27, 20261
248B776TXLUIS ALBERT ORTEGASep 24, 2024Oct 16, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026