Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA53268M807394 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenAug 29, 2023
TX
Last seenDec 29, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
5V8VA53268M807394
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2008
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
807394

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
2008

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 · Aug 29, 2023 – Dec 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSWINDY CITY TRANSPORT LLC 2942165200C648/TX
Jun 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around0WINDY CITY TRANSPORT LLC 2942165200C648/TX
May 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around1WINDY CITY TRANSPORT LLC 2942165200C648/TX
Jun 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around2WINDY CITY TRANSPORT LLC 2942165200C648/TX
Jun 6, 2024TXI · Full10OOSWINDY CITY TRANSPORT LLC 2942165200C648/TX
Dec 1, 2023TXII · Walk-around1OOSFEATHER LOGISTICS LLC 3609218200C648/TX
Aug 29, 2023TXII · Walk-around1WINDY CITY TRANSPORT LLC 2942165200C648/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WINDY CITY TRANSPORT LLC2942165Aug 29, 2023Dec 29, 20256TX
FEATHER LOGISTICS LLC3609218Dec 1, 2023Dec 1, 20231TX
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.
200C648TXWINDY CITY TRANSPORT LLCAug 29, 2023Dec 29, 20256
200C648TXFEATHER LOGISTICS LLCDec 1, 2023Dec 1, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026