Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA53209M900302 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenOct 3, 2023
CA
Last seenJan 14, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
5V8VA53209M900302
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2009
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
VA532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
900302

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 · 2,601 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

Prefix basis · 2,601 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
2009

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 3, 2023 – Jan 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 14, 2026CAI · Full4OOSUSA EXPRESS INC 1189943TM61/ID
Jan 14, 2026CAI · Full0USA EXPRESS INC 1189943TM61/ID
Aug 13, 2025MTII · Walk-around0USA EXPRESS INC 1189943TM61/ID
Aug 20, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1QUARTZ LLC 3441151TM61/ID
Oct 13, 2023NVII · Walk-around4GREEN VALLEY TRANSPORT LLC 1523861TM61/ID
Oct 3, 2023CAIII · Driver-only3GREEN VALLEY TRANSPORT LLC 1523861TM61/ID
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
USA EXPRESS INC1189943Aug 13, 2025Jan 14, 20263ID
QUARTZ LLC3441151Aug 20, 2024Aug 20, 20241WA
GREEN VALLEY TRANSPORT LLC1523861Oct 3, 2023Oct 13, 20232ID
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
TM61IDUSA EXPRESS INCAug 13, 2025Jan 14, 20263
TM61IDQUARTZ LLCAug 20, 2024Aug 20, 20241
TM61IDGREEN VALLEY TRANSPORT LLCOct 3, 2023Oct 13, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026