Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5326CM204156 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJan 22, 2024
WI
Last seenFeb 11, 2026
ND
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5V8VC5326CM204156
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2012
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
VC532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
204156

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
2012

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 · Jan 22, 2024 – Feb 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 11, 2026NDII · Walk-around2OOSMUHIVIER WORKS LLC 3611855262226D/ME
Jun 15, 2025INIII · Driver-only1MUHIVIER WORKS LLC 36118555127522/ME
Feb 22, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0MUHIVIER WORKS LLC 36118555127522/ME
Apr 18, 2024MOI · Full12OOSMUHIVIER WORKS LLC 36118555127522/ME
Feb 14, 2024KSII · Walk-around4MUHIVIER WORKS LLC 36118555127522/ME
Jan 22, 2024WIIII · Driver-only1MUHIVIER WORKS LLC 36118555127522/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MUHIVIER WORKS LLC3611855Jan 22, 2024Feb 11, 20266IN
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.
262226DMEMUHIVIER WORKS LLCFeb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261
5127522MEMUHIVIER WORKS LLCJan 22, 2024Jun 15, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026