Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

5V8VA5325PM308035

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under3
2 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenSep 25, 2025
CA
Last seenNov 22, 2025
NM
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 2 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
308035

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 · Sep 25, 2025 – Nov 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 22, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0OCTOPUS EXPRESS INC 3434448713086T/TN
Oct 30, 2025CAI · Full3OOSTOP CARGO LLC 2972398713086T/TN
Sep 25, 2025CAII · Walk-around0BUTATA LLC 3729595713086T/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OCTOPUS EXPRESS INC3434448Nov 22, 2025Nov 22, 20251NY
TOP CARGO LLC2972398Oct 30, 2025Oct 30, 20251OH
BUTATA LLC3729595Sep 25, 2025Sep 25, 20251WA
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.
713086TTNOCTOPUS EXPRESS INCNov 22, 2025Nov 22, 20251
713086TTNTOP CARGO LLCOct 30, 2025Oct 30, 20251
713086TTNBUTATA LLCSep 25, 2025Sep 25, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC