Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western Trailer Company

5DN164827LB001307 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenDec 11, 2023
WA
Last seenMay 20, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
5DN164827LB001307
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 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
16482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
001307

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 · 146 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Western Trailer Company

Prefix basis · 146 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 · Dec 11, 2023 – May 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2026CAI · Full0CHARLES E CLINGHAN 3960859HV468857/OR
Feb 13, 2026CAI · Full0CHARLES E CLINGHAN 3960859HV46857/OR
Feb 11, 2026CAII · Walk-around0CHARLES E CLINGHAN 3960859HV46857/OR
Jan 21, 2026CAII · Walk-around3CHARLES E CLINGHAN 3960859HV46857/OR
May 14, 2025IDI · Full0ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC 61163HV46857/OR
Dec 13, 2024CAII · Walk-around0ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC 61163HV46857/OR
Oct 31, 2024CAI · Full0ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC 61163HV46857/OR
Oct 30, 2024CAII · Walk-around0ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC 61163HV46857/OR
Jun 7, 2024WAI · Full1ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC 61163HV46857/OR
May 1, 2024CAII · Walk-around1ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC 61163HV46857/OR
Dec 11, 2023WAII · Walk-around6OOSARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC 61163HV46857/OR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHARLES E CLINGHAN3960859Jan 21, 2026May 20, 20264CA
ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC61163Dec 11, 2023May 14, 20257OR
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.
HV468857ORCHARLES E CLINGHANMay 20, 2026May 20, 20261
HV46857ORCHARLES E CLINGHANJan 21, 2026Feb 13, 20263
HV46857ORARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INCDec 11, 2023May 14, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026