Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5320CM205258 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
4 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJun 24, 2023
TN
Last seenOct 17, 2023
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 4 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
5V8VA5320CM205258
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
Jul 18, 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
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
205258

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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 24, 2023 – Oct 17, 2023

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 17, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0DNR EXPEDITE COMPANY 2086671951893ST/IL
Sep 7, 2023MOIII · Driver-only0B & W CARTAGE COMPANY INC 128493434171ST/IL
Jul 31, 2023KYII · Walk-around1OOSB & W CARTAGE COMPANY INC 128493434171ST/IL
Jun 24, 2023TNI · Full3DNR EXPEDITE COMPANY 2086671434171ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DNR EXPEDITE COMPANY2086671Jun 24, 2023Oct 17, 20232KY
B & W CARTAGE COMPANY INC128493Jul 31, 2023Sep 7, 20232MI
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.
951893STILDNR EXPEDITE COMPANYOct 17, 2023Oct 17, 20231
434171STILB & W CARTAGE COMPANY INCJul 31, 2023Sep 7, 20232
434171STILDNR EXPEDITE COMPANYJun 24, 2023Jun 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026