Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA532XJM807596 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
34 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenOct 17, 2023
IL
Last seenAug 4, 2026
SD
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 34 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
5V8VA532XJM807596
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
807596

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
2018

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 · Oct 17, 2023 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026SDII · Walk-around0STEFAN LTD 3429224640565ST/IL
Feb 27, 2026AZII · Walk-around4DAN MIJAILOVIC TRANSPORT INC 1567212640565ST/IL
May 14, 2025KSIII · Driver-only1MAXIM EXPEDITED LLC 3822451640565/IL
Feb 3, 2025NEIII · Driver-only1AAA FREIGHT INC 2028041640565ST/IL
Dec 7, 2024KYII · Walk-around0AAA FREIGHT INC 2028041640565ST/IL
Nov 20, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0AAA FREIGHT INC 2028041640565ST/IL
Oct 17, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0AAA FREIGHT INC 2028041640565ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STEFAN LTD3429224Aug 4, 2026Aug 4, 20261IL
DAN MIJAILOVIC TRANSPORT INC1567212Feb 27, 2026Feb 27, 20261IL
MAXIM EXPEDITED LLC3822451May 14, 2025May 14, 20251IL
AAA FREIGHT INC2028041Oct 17, 2023Feb 3, 20254IL
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.
640565STIL2STEFAN LTDAug 4, 2026Aug 4, 20261
640565STILDAN MIJAILOVIC TRANSPORT INCFeb 27, 2026Feb 27, 20261
640565ILMAXIM EXPEDITED LLCMay 14, 2025May 14, 20251
640565STILAAA FREIGHT INCOct 17, 2023Feb 3, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026