Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5327NT216812 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 14
First seenJul 3, 2023
IA
Last seenMar 19, 2026
MA
Inspected under 3 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
5V8VC5327NT216812
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2022
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
216812

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
2022

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 · Jul 3, 2023 – Mar 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 19, 2026MAIII · Driver-only3SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921453872Z/ME
Mar 9, 2026SCIII · Driver-only1SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921453872Z/ME
Feb 3, 2026MDII · Walk-around1SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921453872Z/ME
Jan 14, 2026GAIII · Driver-only3SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921453872Z/ME
Nov 3, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921453872Z/ME
Oct 30, 2025WYI · Full2SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 394292143872Z/ME
Aug 15, 2025FLII · Walk-around2ZERO11 FREIGHT INC 3602389453872Z/ME
Jun 12, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0ZERO11 FREIGHT INC 3602389453872Z/ME
Feb 17, 2024NMI · Full0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641453872Z/ME
Jan 24, 2024OKII · Walk-around0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641453872Z/ME
Dec 19, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641453872Z/ME
Nov 21, 2023KYII · Walk-around0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641453872Z/ME
Sep 6, 2023MOII · Walk-around0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641453872Z/ME
Jul 3, 2023IAII · Walk-around1ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641453872Z/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC3942921Oct 30, 2025Mar 19, 20266IL
ZERO11 FREIGHT INC3602389Jun 12, 2025Aug 15, 20252IL
ACE TRANSPORTATION INC3396641Jul 3, 2023Feb 17, 20246IL
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.
453872ZMESHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INCNov 3, 2025Mar 19, 20265
43872ZMESHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INCOct 30, 2025Oct 30, 20251
453872ZMEZERO11 FREIGHT INCJun 12, 2025Aug 15, 20252
453872ZMEACE TRANSPORTATION INCJul 3, 2023Feb 17, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026