Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5325PT310917 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenOct 24, 2023
AZ
Last seenJun 24, 2026
SC
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5V8VC5325PT310917
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
310917

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
2023

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 24, 2023 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0AMERICAN UNITED CARRIER INC 21576241059818ST/IL
Aug 31, 2025IAII · Walk-around6NIKO LOGISTICS CORPORATION 3246954935840ST/IL
Jun 24, 2025WII · Full2NIKO LOGISTICS CORPORATION 3246954935840ST/IL
May 1, 2025INII · Walk-around0NIKO LOGISTICS CORPORATION 3246954935840ST/IL
Feb 20, 2025MOI · Full12OOSNIKO LOGISTICS CORPORATION 3246954935840/IL
Jun 5, 2024COIII · Driver-only0NIKO LOGISTICS CORPORATION 3246954935840ST/IL
Jan 4, 2024PAII · Walk-around2OOSNIKO LOGISTICS CORPORATION 3246954935840ST/IL
Oct 24, 2023NMII · Walk-around0NIKO LOGISTICS CORPORATION 3246954935840ST/IL
Oct 24, 2023AZIII · Driver-only1NIKO LOGISTICS CORPORATION 3246954935840ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICAN UNITED CARRIER INC2157624Jun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261IL
NIKO LOGISTICS CORPORATION3246954Oct 24, 2023Aug 31, 20258IL
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.
1059818STIL2AMERICAN UNITED CARRIER INCJun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261
935840STILNIKO LOGISTICS CORPORATIONOct 24, 2023Aug 31, 20257
935840ILNIKO LOGISTICS CORPORATIONFeb 20, 2025Feb 20, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026