Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA53217M708948 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
34 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenJul 24, 2023
AR
Last seenMay 15, 2026
TX
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 34 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
5V8VA53217M708948
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2007
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
708948

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
2007

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 24, 2023 – May 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 15, 2026TXI · Full7TRANSPORTES CARTER SA DE CV 4465688166C908/TX
Oct 6, 2025TXI · Full6CRESCENCIO LUNA MARTINEZ 799584166C908/TX
Aug 4, 2025TXI · Full4FLAVIO VAZQUEZ REYES 2183741166C908/TX
Jul 28, 2025USII · Walk-around11CRESCENCIO LUNA MARTINEZ 799584166C908/TX
Oct 14, 2024MOIII · Driver-only1DAYLIGHT TRANSPORT LLC 3532402232B757/TX
Sep 18, 2024KYI · Full2OOSDAYLIGHT TRANSPORT LLC 3532402220C984/TX
Dec 28, 2023TXII · Walk-around4OOSRAYSTAR EXPRESS LLC 3194651232B757/TX
Sep 15, 2023KSIII · Driver-only0RAYSTAR EXPRESS LLC 3194651232B757/TX
Aug 30, 2023KYII · Walk-around1OOSRAYSTAR EXPRESS LLC 3194651232B757/TX
Jul 24, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0RAYSTAR EXPRESS LLC 3194651232B757/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTES CARTER SA DE CV4465688May 15, 2026May 15, 20261TA
CRESCENCIO LUNA MARTINEZ799584Jul 28, 2025Oct 6, 20252TA
FLAVIO VAZQUEZ REYES2183741Aug 4, 2025Aug 4, 20251TA
DAYLIGHT TRANSPORT LLC3532402Sep 18, 2024Oct 14, 20242TX
RAYSTAR EXPRESS LLC3194651Jul 24, 2023Dec 28, 20234IN
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.
166C908TXTRANSPORTES CARTER SA DE CVMay 15, 2026May 15, 20261
166C908TX2CRESCENCIO LUNA MARTINEZJul 28, 2025Oct 6, 20252
166C908TXFLAVIO VAZQUEZ REYESAug 4, 2025Aug 4, 20251
232B757TXDAYLIGHT TRANSPORT LLCOct 14, 2024Oct 14, 20241
220C984TXDAYLIGHT TRANSPORT LLCSep 18, 2024Sep 18, 20241
232B757TXRAYSTAR EXPRESS LLCJul 24, 2023Dec 28, 20234
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026