Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5324HT708725 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenMar 28, 2024
IA
Last seenMay 9, 2026
SD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
5V8VA5324HT708725
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2017
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
708725

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
2017

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 · Mar 28, 2024 – May 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 9, 2026SDII · Walk-around3OOSDW TRANSPORTATION LLC 41603585373936/ME
Apr 22, 2026NEIII · Driver-only3OOSDW TRANSPORTATION LLC 41603585373936/ME
Mar 19, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0KG STAR INC 31145105373936/ME
Mar 8, 2025KSII · Walk-around0KG STAR INC 31145105373936/ME
Aug 18, 2024NDIII · Driver-only0KG STAR INC 31145105372936/ME
Jul 25, 2024ARII · Walk-around2OOSKG STAR INC 31145105373936/ME
Apr 29, 2024COIII · Driver-only1KG STAR INC 3114510TEMP-812A881/IL
Mar 28, 2024IAI · Full4KG STAR INC 3114510TEMP/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DW TRANSPORTATION LLC4160358Apr 22, 2026May 9, 20262CO
KG STAR INC3114510Mar 28, 2024Mar 19, 20256IL
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.
5373936MEDW TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 22, 2026May 9, 20262
5373936MEKG STAR INCJul 25, 2024Mar 19, 20253
5372936MEKG STAR INCAug 18, 2024Aug 18, 20241
TEMP-812A881ILKG STAR INCApr 29, 2024Apr 29, 20241
TEMPILKG STAR INCMar 28, 2024Mar 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026