Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Western Trailer Company

5DN154426CB000142 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenOct 3, 2023
NM
Last seenMar 27, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
5DN154426CB000142
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
000142

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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 3, 2023 – Mar 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around2GRS TRUCKING LLC 32724391513FTL/NM
Jan 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around7GRS TRUCKING LLC 32724391513FTL/NM
Oct 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around1GRS TRUCKING LLC 32724391513FTL/NM
Jun 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around2GRS TRUCKING LLC 32724391513FTL/NM
Apr 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around21OOSGRS TRUCKING LLC 32724393406FTK/NM
Feb 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around6GRS TRUCKING LLC 32724391513FTL/NM
Jan 25, 2024NMII · Walk-around0SCOTT JOHNSON 952901136C916/TX
Jan 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around3SCOTT JOHNSON 952901136C916/TX
Oct 3, 2023NMII · Walk-around2OOSSCOTT JOHNSON 952901136C916/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GRS TRUCKING LLC3272439Feb 26, 2025Mar 27, 20266NM
SCOTT JOHNSON952901Oct 3, 2023Jan 25, 20243TX
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.
1513FTLNMGRS TRUCKING LLCFeb 26, 2025Mar 27, 20265
3406FTKNMGRS TRUCKING LLCApr 8, 2025Apr 8, 20251
136C916TXSCOTT JOHNSONOct 3, 2023Jan 25, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026