Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5326RM402640 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 13
First seenJan 17, 2024
MT
Last seenAug 7, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 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
5V8VA5326RM402640
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2024
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
5V8

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
VA532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
402640

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
2024

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 · Jan 17, 2024 – Aug 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 7, 2026AZII · Walk-around0DK MAX TRUCKING INC 36216245263236/ME
Jul 7, 2026SCIII · Driver-only3OOSDK MAX TRUCKING INC 36216245263236/ME
Jun 22, 2026MAIII · Driver-only1DK MAX TRUCKING INC 36216245263236/ME
Apr 1, 2026LAIII · Driver-only2DK MAX TRUCKING INC 36216245263236/ME
Aug 17, 2025TNI · Full0DK MAX PRIME INC 40069825263236/ME
Feb 5, 2025WII · Full5OOSDK MAX TRUCKING INC 36216245263236/ME
Jan 24, 2025MOII · Walk-around0DK MAX TRUCKING INC 36216245263236/ME
Dec 30, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0DK MAX TRUCKING INC 36216245263236/ME
Dec 24, 2024NVIII · Driver-only0DK MAX TRUCKING INC 36216245263236/ME
Nov 11, 2024NMII · Walk-around0DK MAX TRUCKING INC 3621624526236/ME
Oct 2, 2024MTII · Walk-around1DK MAX TRUCKING INC 36216245263236/ME
Jul 16, 2024MTII · Walk-around1DK MAX TRUCKING INC 36216245263236/ME
Jan 17, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0DK MAX TRUCKING INC 36216245263236/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DK MAX TRUCKING INC3621624Jan 17, 2024Aug 7, 202612OH
DK MAX PRIME INC4006982Aug 17, 2025Aug 17, 20251OH
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.
5263236ME2DK MAX TRUCKING INCJan 17, 2024Aug 7, 202611
5263236MEDK MAX PRIME INCAug 17, 2025Aug 17, 20251
526236MEDK MAX TRUCKING INCNov 11, 2024Nov 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026