Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC53259M903979 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenDec 22, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 20, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 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
5V8VC53259M903979
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2009
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 18, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
903979

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.

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
2009

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 22, 2023 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around0SEAHORSE TRANSPORTATION INC 58950243B754/TX
May 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around1FELIX ABELARDO LOZANO FUENTES 1053290243B754/TX
Feb 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around4AUTOLINEAS SIGIFREDO GARCIA PALACIOS SA DE CV 1086005243B754/TX
Jan 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around0AUTOTRANSPORTES FRONTERIZOS MG SA DE CV 1770534243B754/TX
Dec 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around0SEAHORSE TRANSPORTATION INC 58950243B754/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SEAHORSE TRANSPORTATION INC58950Dec 22, 2023Jul 20, 20262TX
FELIX ABELARDO LOZANO FUENTES1053290May 12, 2026May 12, 20261TA
AUTOLINEAS SIGIFREDO GARCIA PALACIOS SA DE CV1086005Feb 19, 2025Feb 19, 20251TA
AUTOTRANSPORTES FRONTERIZOS MG SA DE CV1770534Jan 18, 2024Jan 18, 20241TA
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.
243B754TX2SEAHORSE TRANSPORTATION INCDec 22, 2023Jul 20, 20262
243B754TXFELIX ABELARDO LOZANO FUENTESMay 12, 2026May 12, 20261
243B754TXAUTOLINEAS SIGIFREDO GARCIA PALACIOS SA DE CVFeb 19, 2025Feb 19, 20251
243B754TXAUTOTRANSPORTES FRONTERIZOS MG SA DE CVJan 18, 2024Jan 18, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026