Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

5V8VC5325GM608359 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seen08/28/2023
NJ
Last seen04/10/2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
5V8VC5325GM608359
Make
Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
06/25/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 08/28/2023 – 04/10/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/10/2026AZII · Walk-around0—COBRA EXPRESS LLC 3799938448449TM/VA
02/17/2026LAIII · Driver-only1—COBRA EXPRESS LLC 3799938448449TM/VA
08/22/2025MSIII · Driver-only1—COBRA EXPRESS LLC 3799938448449TM/VA
09/19/2024TXII · Walk-around0—LION CARGO INC 34788825037232/ME
06/16/2024VAIII · Driver-only2—LION CARGO INC 34788825037232/ME
08/28/2023NJII · Walk-around0—LION CARGO INC 34788825037232/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
COBRA EXPRESS LLC379993808/22/202504/10/20263VA
LION CARGO INC347888208/28/202309/19/20243NY
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.
448449TMVA—COBRA EXPRESS LLC08/22/2025 → 04/10/20263
5037232ME—LION CARGO INC08/28/2023 → 09/19/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/25/2026