Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5326EM406696 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenApr 3, 2024
NM
Last seenMar 11, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
5V8VA5326EM406696
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
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
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
406696

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 · Apr 3, 2024 – Mar 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 11, 2026CAI · Full6OOSTJ TRUCKS INC 28905164VR1278/CA
May 8, 2025CAII · Walk-around0TJ TRUCKS INC 28905164VR1278/CA
Oct 30, 2024CAI · Full3OOSTJ TRUCKS INC 28905164VR1278/CA
Oct 22, 2024CAI · Full5OOSTJ TRUCKS INC 28905164VR1278/CA
Jun 21, 2024CAII · Walk-around2TJ TRUCKS INC 28905164VR1278/CA
May 23, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0AV CARGO INC 35457664VR1278/CA
Apr 3, 2024NMII · Walk-around1OOSAV CARGO INC 35457664VR1278/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TJ TRUCKS INC2890516Jun 21, 2024Mar 11, 20265CA
AV CARGO INC3545766Apr 3, 2024May 23, 20242CA
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.
4VR1278CATJ TRUCKS INCJun 21, 2024Mar 11, 20265
4VR1278CAAV CARGO INCApr 3, 2024May 23, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026