Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2022 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5323NM202521 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMay 18, 2024
TX
Last seenOct 16, 2025
GA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 17 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5V8VA5323NM202521
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2022
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
202521

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.

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 · May 18, 2024 – Oct 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 16, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1—ARGO EXPRESS INC 2452690842998ST/IL
Jul 24, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0—SOUND TRANS LLC 3028414842998ST/IL
May 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around0—FLEX FREIGHT CARRIERS INC 4138384842998ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARGO EXPRESS INC2452690Oct 16, 2025Oct 16, 20251IL
SOUND TRANS LLC3028414Jul 24, 2024Jul 24, 20241IL
FLEX FREIGHT CARRIERS INC4138384May 18, 2024May 18, 20241IL
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.
842998STIL—ARGO EXPRESS INCOct 16, 2025 → Oct 16, 20251
842998STIL—SOUND TRANS LLCJul 24, 2024 → Jul 24, 20241
842998STIL2FLEX FREIGHT CARRIERS INCMay 18, 2024 → May 18, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026