Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5326EM403121 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJun 14, 2023
KY
Last seenSep 25, 2024
MN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
5V8VA5326EM403121
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2014
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
403121

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
2014

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 14, 2023 – Sep 25, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 25, 2024MNII · Walk-around1HORIZON TRUCKING NC LLC 3725599881478ST/IL
Mar 26, 2024MOIII · Driver-only1KING TRANSPORT INC 1376532881478ST/IL
Jun 28, 2023GAIII · Driver-only3TWIN CARRIER LLC 3518735881478ST/IL
Jun 14, 2023KYI · Full5OOSTWIN CARRIER LLC 3518735881478ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HORIZON TRUCKING NC LLC3725599Sep 25, 2024Sep 25, 20241NC
KING TRANSPORT INC1376532Mar 26, 2024Mar 26, 20241WI
TWIN CARRIER LLC3518735Jun 14, 2023Jun 28, 20232OH
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
881478STILHORIZON TRUCKING NC LLCSep 25, 2024Sep 25, 20241
881478STILKING TRANSPORT INCMar 26, 2024Mar 26, 20241
881478STILTWIN CARRIER LLCJun 14, 2023Jun 28, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026