Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5320FM505256 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenJul 23, 2024
NM
Last seenJun 25, 2026
MO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 23 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
5V8VA5320FM505256
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
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
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
505256

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
2015

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 · Jul 23, 2024 – Jun 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 25, 2026MOI · Full6OOSDYLAN & L TRANSPORTATION INC 44302985400397/ME
Jun 24, 2026AZII · Walk-around1DYLAN & L TRANSPORTATION INC 44302985400397/ME
Aug 27, 2025CAI · Full2BGL TRANSPORT LLC 42100155400397/ME
Jul 14, 2025INIII · Driver-only5HZB LLC 38934175400397/ME
Jul 23, 2024NMII · Walk-around3OOSKUNFENG TRUCKING INC 42172285400397/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DYLAN & L TRANSPORTATION INC4430298Jun 24, 2026Jun 25, 20262CA
BGL TRANSPORT LLC4210015Aug 27, 2025Aug 27, 20251IN
HZB LLC3893417Jul 14, 2025Jul 14, 20251IN
KUNFENG TRUCKING INC4217228Jul 23, 2024Jul 23, 20241CA
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.
5400397ME2DYLAN & L TRANSPORTATION INCJun 24, 2026Jun 25, 20262
5400397MEBGL TRANSPORT LLCAug 27, 2025Aug 27, 20251
5400397MEHZB LLCJul 14, 2025Jul 14, 20251
5400397MEKUNFENG TRUCKING INCJul 23, 2024Jul 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026