Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2017 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5328HM711115 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenDec 3, 2024
MO
Last seenOct 17, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5V8VC5328HM711115
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
711115

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.

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 · Dec 3, 2024 – Oct 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 17, 2026CAI · Full4OOSBOWDEN COMPANY LIMITED 4471674U730450/TN
Jan 1, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0—SELAX TRANSPORTATION LLC 3111107U730450/TN
Dec 3, 2024MOIII · Driver-only3—SAMAX EXPRESS INC 2457309U730450/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BOWDEN COMPANY LIMITED4471674Oct 17, 2026Oct 17, 20261CO
SELAX TRANSPORTATION LLC3111107Jan 1, 2025Jan 1, 20251TX
SAMAX EXPRESS INC2457309Dec 3, 2024Dec 3, 20241TX
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.
U730450TN2BOWDEN COMPANY LIMITEDOct 17, 2026 → Oct 17, 20261
U730450TN—SELAX TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 1, 2025 → Jan 1, 20251
U730450TN—SAMAX EXPRESS INCDec 3, 2024 → Dec 3, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 25, 2026