Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western Trailer Company

5DN165349LB001565 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJul 10, 2023
WA
Last seenApr 2, 2026
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
5DN165349LB001565
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
001565

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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 10, 2023 – Apr 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 2, 2026WAIII · Driver-only1TQ TRUCKING LTD 379778798825K/BC
Mar 19, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0TQ TRUCKING LTD 379778798825K/BC
Jul 29, 2025WAII · Walk-around11OOSTRANS Q TRUCKING LTD 143277898825K/BC
Jun 18, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1TRANS Q TRUCKING LTD 143277898825K/BC
Mar 19, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0TRANS Q TRUCKING LTD 143277804209K/BC
Mar 5, 2024WAIII · Driver-only2TRANS Q TRUCKING LTD 143277804209K/BC
Feb 22, 2024WAII · Walk-around1OOSTRANS Q TRUCKING LTD 143277804209K/BC
Jul 10, 2023WAII · Walk-around1TRANS Q TRUCKING LTD 143277804209K/BC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TQ TRUCKING LTD3797787Mar 19, 2026Apr 2, 20262BC
TRANS Q TRUCKING LTD1432778Jul 10, 2023Jul 29, 20256BC
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.
98825KBCTQ TRUCKING LTDMar 19, 2026Apr 2, 20262
98825KBCTRANS Q TRUCKING LTDJun 18, 2025Jul 29, 20252
04209KBCTRANS Q TRUCKING LTDJul 10, 2023Mar 19, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026