Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

5V8VC5328FM500185 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seen03/03/2025
TX
Last seen06/11/2026
WA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
5V8VC5328FM500185
Make
Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/02/2026
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 · 03/03/2025 – 06/11/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
06/11/2026WAII · Walk-around4OOSSIHEL EXPRESS LLC 3931661272C234/TX
09/26/2025IAIII · Driver-only3—NATAN EXPRESS LLC 4032670272C234/TX
04/08/2025TNIII · Driver-only4—SUNLIGHT TRUCKING LLC 3265830247B498/TX
03/05/2025TNIII · Driver-only1OOSSUNLIGHT TRUCKING LLC 3265830247B498/TX
03/03/2025TXII · Walk-around4—SUNLIGHT TRUCKING LLC 3265830247B498/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SIHEL EXPRESS LLC393166106/11/202606/11/20261TX
NATAN EXPRESS LLC403267009/26/202509/26/20251WI
SUNLIGHT TRUCKING LLC326583003/03/202504/08/20253TX
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.
272C234TX2SIHEL EXPRESS LLC06/11/2026 → 06/11/20261
272C234TX—NATAN EXPRESS LLC09/26/2025 → 09/26/20251
247B498TX—SUNLIGHT TRUCKING LLC03/03/2025 → 04/08/20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/02/2026