Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Western Trailer Company

5DN1653497B000227 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenNov 20, 2024
WA
Last seenMay 1, 2026
WA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5DN1653497B000227
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2007
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
16534

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
000227

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 · 91 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Western Trailer Company

Prefix basis · 91 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
2007

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 · Nov 20, 2024 – May 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 1, 2026WAII · Walk-around2ARK TRUCKING LLC 311384779571AJ/WA
Feb 19, 2026WAII · Walk-around2ARK TRUCKING LLC 311384779571AJ/WA
Nov 20, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0ARK TRUCKING LLC 311384779571AJ/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARK TRUCKING LLC3113847Nov 20, 2024May 1, 20263WA
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.
79571AJWAARK TRUCKING LLCNov 20, 2024May 1, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026