Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5324JM806816 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenFeb 7, 2025
TN
Last seenSep 18, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
5V8VA5324JM806816
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2018
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
806816

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 · Feb 7, 2025 – Sep 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around0—SONIC TRANS INC 2184825629046ST/IL
Feb 17, 2026INIII · Driver-only1—SONIC TRANS INC 2184825629046ST/IL
Dec 29, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0—SONIC TRANS INC 2184825—
Sep 19, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0—SOUND TRANS LLC 3028414629046ST/IL
Feb 7, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1—SONIC TRANS INC 2184825629046ST/UK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SONIC TRANS INC2184825Feb 7, 2025Sep 18, 20264IL
SOUND TRANS LLC3028414Sep 19, 2025Sep 19, 20251IL
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.
629046STIL2SONIC TRANS INCFeb 17, 2026 → Sep 18, 20262
—IL—SONIC TRANS INCDec 29, 2025 → Dec 29, 20251
629046STIL—SOUND TRANS LLCSep 19, 2025 → Sep 19, 20251
629046STUK—SONIC TRANS INCFeb 7, 2025 → Feb 7, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026