Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5323GM600847 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenSep 20, 2023
KY
Last seenApr 15, 2026
IN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
5V8VA5323GM600847
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
5V8

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
VA532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
600847

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
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

Prefix basis · 2,601 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

Prefix basis · 2,601 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 20, 2023 – Apr 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 15, 2026INI · Full4OOSMERCURY TRANSPORT INC 1207376E958384/MI
Jul 1, 2024KYII · Walk-around1SOS FREIGHT LLC 3571456E958384/MI
Apr 23, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0SOS FREIGHT LLC 3571456E958384/MI
Nov 13, 2023MIII · Walk-around2GREEN LIFE TRUCKING LLC 3558002D6209529/MI
Oct 30, 2023MIII · Walk-around1OOSGREEN LIFE TRUCKING LLC 3558002D209529/MI
Oct 27, 2023INIII · Driver-only1GREEN LIFE TRUCKING LLC 3558002D209529/MI
Sep 20, 2023KYIII · Driver-only1GREEN LIFE TRUCKING LLC 3558002D209529/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERCURY TRANSPORT INC1207376Apr 15, 2026Apr 15, 20261MI
SOS FREIGHT LLC3571456Apr 23, 2024Jul 1, 20242OH
GREEN LIFE TRUCKING LLC3558002Sep 20, 2023Nov 13, 20234WI
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.
E958384MIMERCURY TRANSPORT INCApr 15, 2026Apr 15, 20261
E958384MISOS FREIGHT LLCApr 23, 2024Jul 1, 20242
D6209529MIGREEN LIFE TRUCKING LLCNov 13, 2023Nov 13, 20231
D209529MIGREEN LIFE TRUCKING LLCSep 20, 2023Oct 30, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026