Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Western Trailer Company

5DN16462XHB000601 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 13
First seenSep 26, 2023
CA
Last seenOct 22, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
5DN16462XHB000601
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Oct 10, 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
16462

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
000601

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 · 24 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Western Trailer Company

Prefix basis · 24 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 · Sep 26, 2023 – Oct 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 22, 2026CAI · Full2—BAR ALE INC 954124PJ9540/CA
Oct 20, 2026CAI · Full1—BAR ALE INC 954124PJ9540/CA
Sep 15, 2026CAII · Walk-around0—WESTERN TRUCK PARTS & EQUIPMENT COMPANY LLC 8521434PJ9540/CA
Jun 30, 2026CAI · Full8OOSBAR ALE INC 954124PJ9540/CA
Apr 9, 2026CAI · Full4OOSBAR ALE INC 954124PJ9540/CA
Mar 17, 2026CAII · Walk-around0—BAR ALE INC 954124PJ9540/CA
Jan 20, 2026CAI · Full0—BAR ALE INC 954124PJ9540/CA
Jan 20, 2026CAI · Full1OOSBAR ALE INC 954124PJ9540/CA
Jun 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around0—BAR ALE INC 954124PJ9540/CA
Oct 8, 2024CAI · Full0—BAR ALE INC 954124PJ9540/CA
May 8, 2024NVI · Full0—BAR ALE INC 954124PJ9540/CA
Mar 27, 2024NVI · Full0—BAR ALE INC 954124PJ9540/CA
Sep 26, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0—BAR ALE INC 954124PJ9540/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BAR ALE INC95412Sep 26, 2023Oct 22, 202612CA
WESTERN TRUCK PARTS & EQUIPMENT COMPANY LLC852143Sep 15, 2026Sep 15, 20261WA
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.
4PJ9540CA2BAR ALE INCSep 26, 2023 → Oct 22, 202612
4PJ9540CA2WESTERN TRUCK PARTS & EQUIPMENT COMPANY LLCSep 15, 2026 → Sep 15, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 10, 2026