Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5323EM404484 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenDec 5, 2023
NC
Last seenMar 9, 2026
LA
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
5V8VA5323EM404484
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2014
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
404484

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
2014

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 · Dec 5, 2023 – Mar 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 9, 2026LAII · Walk-around1ROMTRANS EXPRESS LLC 3078202207B418/TX
Feb 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around2ROMTRANS EXPRESS LLC 3078202207B418/TX
Jan 22, 2026SCIII · Driver-only1ROMTRANS EXPRESS LLC 3078202207B418/TX
Sep 2, 2025AZII · Walk-around2BLUE LINE CARRIER LLC 2180475207B418/TX
Jan 29, 2025COII · Walk-around0BLUE LINE CARRIER LLC 2180475207B418/TX
Aug 26, 2024ARIII · Driver-only6DDP TRANSPORTATION INC 3794057207B418/TX
Dec 5, 2023NCIII · Driver-only3DDP TRANSPORTATION INC 3794057207B418/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROMTRANS EXPRESS LLC3078202Jan 22, 2026Mar 9, 20263TX
BLUE LINE CARRIER LLC2180475Jan 29, 2025Sep 2, 20252TX
DDP TRANSPORTATION INC3794057Dec 5, 2023Aug 26, 20242TX
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.
207B418TXROMTRANS EXPRESS LLCJan 22, 2026Mar 9, 20263
207B418TXBLUE LINE CARRIER LLCJan 29, 2025Sep 2, 20252
207B418TXDDP TRANSPORTATION INCDec 5, 2023Aug 26, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026