Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2014 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5320EM401603 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenOct 22, 2025
TX
Last seenJul 13, 2026
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5V8VC5320EM401603
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2014
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
VC532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
401603

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 · 8,513 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

Prefix basis · 8,513 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 · Oct 22, 2025 – Jul 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 13, 2026INII · Walk-around2OOSKNUCKLEHEAD CHOOCHOO EXPRESS LTD 10337442439787/ME
Jan 14, 2026USII · Walk-around1—CEVA CONTRACT LOGISTICS US INC 1877742439787/ME
Oct 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around2—CEVA CONTRACT LOGISTICS US INC 1877742439787/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KNUCKLEHEAD CHOOCHOO EXPRESS LTD1033744Jul 13, 2026Jul 13, 20261OH
CEVA CONTRACT LOGISTICS US INC187774Oct 22, 2025Jan 14, 20262TX
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.
2439787ME2KNUCKLEHEAD CHOOCHOO EXPRESS LTDJul 13, 2026 → Jul 13, 20261
2439787ME—CEVA CONTRACT LOGISTICS US INCOct 22, 2025 → Jan 14, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026