Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5327HM703111 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJun 28, 2024
IA
Last seenFeb 25, 2026
IA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5V8VA5327HM703111
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 2, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
703111

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
2017

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 · Jun 28, 2024 – Feb 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 25, 2026IAII · Walk-around1METRO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 18949963800STT/MN
Nov 4, 2025INIII · Driver-only1METRO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 18949963800STT/MN
Apr 22, 2025KYI · Full5METRO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 18949963800STT/MN
Sep 16, 2024MNI · Full0METRO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 18949963800STT/MN
Jun 28, 2024IAII · Walk-around1METRO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 18949963800STT/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
METRO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC1894996Jun 28, 2024Feb 25, 20265MN
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
3800STTMN2METRO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCJun 28, 2024Feb 25, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026