Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Western Trailer Company

5DN165349PB000292 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenMay 6, 2024
WA
Last seenJun 17, 2026
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
5DN165349PB000292
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
000292

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
2023

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 · May 6, 2024 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026WAI · Full2OOSA&S TRANSPORT LLC 257542724453AL/WA
Apr 23, 2026WAII · Walk-around0A&S TRANSPORT LLC 257542724453AL/WA
Jan 15, 2026WAI · Full0A&S TRANSPORT LLC 257542724453AL/WA
Jan 7, 2026ORI · Full2OOSA&S TRANSPORT LLC 257542724453AL/WA
Oct 10, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0TOM SHEARER TRUCKING LLC 71493616092AK/WA
May 6, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1TOM SHEARER TRUCKING LLC 71493616092AK/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A&S TRANSPORT LLC2575427Jan 7, 2026Jun 17, 20264WA
TOM SHEARER TRUCKING LLC714936May 6, 2024Oct 10, 20242WA
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.
24453ALWA2A&S TRANSPORT LLCJan 7, 2026Jun 17, 20264
16092AKWATOM SHEARER TRUCKING LLCMay 6, 2024Oct 10, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026