Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Western Trailer Company

5DN154424CB000821 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
8 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenFeb 18, 2025
CA
Last seenOct 2, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 8 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5DN154424CB000821
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 20, 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
15442

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
000821

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 · 350 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Western Trailer Company

Prefix basis · 350 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.

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 · Feb 18, 2025 – Oct 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 2, 2025CAII · Walk-around3OOSGIC CORPORATION 11368364ST6538/CA
Feb 18, 2025CAII · Walk-around1—JANETH HERNANDEZ LINO 28403654ST6538/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GIC CORPORATION1136836Oct 2, 2025Oct 2, 20251CA
JANETH HERNANDEZ LINO2840365Feb 18, 2025Feb 18, 20251CA
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.
4ST6538CA—GIC CORPORATIONOct 2, 2025 → Oct 2, 20251
4ST6538CA—JANETH HERNANDEZ LINOFeb 18, 2025 → Feb 18, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 20, 2026