Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5325JM807585 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenJun 13, 2024
SC
Last seenJul 11, 2026
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
5V8VA5325JM807585
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
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
807585

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
2018

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 · Jun 13, 2024 – Jul 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 11, 2026KYI · Full2CASPER BROTHERS INC 3992547872251ST/IL
Jul 11, 2026KYI · Full2CASPER BROTHERS INC 3992547872251ST/IL
Apr 30, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1CASPER BROTHERS INC 3992547872251ST/IL
Mar 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around1OOSCASPER BROTHERS INC 3992547872251ST/IL
Sep 5, 2025COIII · Driver-only0MAXIM EXPEDITED LLC 3822451872251ST/IL
Aug 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSMAXIM EXPEDITED LLC 3822451872251ST/IL
Aug 15, 2025GAIII · Driver-only3MAXIM EXPEDITED LLC 3822451872251ST/IL
Feb 20, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0MAXIM EXPEDITED LLC 3822451872251ST/IL
Jun 13, 2024SCIII · Driver-only1AAA FREIGHT INC 2028041872251ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CASPER BROTHERS INC3992547Mar 10, 2026Jul 11, 20264IL
MAXIM EXPEDITED LLC3822451Feb 20, 2025Sep 5, 20254IL
AAA FREIGHT INC2028041Jun 13, 2024Jun 13, 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.
872251STIL2CASPER BROTHERS INCMar 10, 2026Jul 11, 20264
872251STILMAXIM EXPEDITED LLCFeb 20, 2025Sep 5, 20254
872251STILAAA FREIGHT INCJun 13, 2024Jun 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026