Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western Trailer Company

5DN144529JB000196 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenFeb 7, 2024
NV
Last seenJun 3, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5DN144529JB000196
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 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
14452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
000196

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 · 112 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Western Trailer Company

Prefix basis · 112 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
2018

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 · Feb 7, 2024 – Jun 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 3, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSSID DOTINGA TRUCKING LLC 29607014XB3611/CA
Oct 15, 2025CAIII · Driver-only3SID DOTINGA TRUCKING LLC 29607014PV6630/CA
Jun 12, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0SID DOTINGA TRUCKING LLC 29607014PV6630/CA
Oct 16, 2024CAI · Full0SID DOTINGA TRUCKING LLC 29607014PV6630/CA
Jun 12, 2024CAI · Full3OOSSID DOTINGA TRUCKING LLC 29607014PV6630/CA
Mar 21, 2024CAI · Full3OOSSID DOTINGA TRUCKING LLC 29607014PV6630/CA
Feb 27, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0SID DOTINGA TRUCKING LLC 29607014PV6630/CA
Feb 7, 2024NVIII · Driver-only0SID DOTINGA TRUCKING LLC 29607014PV6630/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SID DOTINGA TRUCKING LLC2960701Feb 7, 2024Jun 3, 20268CA
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.
4XB3611CA2SID DOTINGA TRUCKING LLCJun 3, 2026Jun 3, 20261
4PV6630CA2SID DOTINGA TRUCKING LLCFeb 7, 2024Oct 15, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026