Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5326GM609882 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenFeb 2, 2024
MI
Last seenJun 11, 2026
WV
Inspected under 3 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
5V8VA5326GM609882
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
609882

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
2016

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 · Feb 2, 2024 – Jun 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 11, 2026WVII · Walk-around0PRECIOUS TRANSPORT LLC 4476418D992619/MI
Apr 7, 2026GAIII · Driver-only0PRECIOUS TRANSPORT LLC 4476418D992619/MI
Aug 23, 2025MOIII · Driver-only0SAFARI TRUCKING LLC 3225583D992619/MI
May 21, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0SAFARI TRUCKING LLC 3225583D992619/MI
May 14, 2025NEIII · Driver-only1SAFARI TRUCKING LLC 3225583D992619/MI
Feb 26, 2025MNI · Full11OOSSAFARI TRUCKING LLC 3225583D992619/MI
Jan 22, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0SAFARI TRUCKING LLC 3225583TEMP/MI
Dec 19, 2024KSIII · Driver-only1SAFARI TRUCKING LLC 3225583D992619/MI
Feb 2, 2024MIII · Walk-around1SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 3719858D992619/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PRECIOUS TRANSPORT LLC4476418Apr 7, 2026Jun 11, 20262OH
SAFARI TRUCKING LLC3225583Dec 19, 2024Aug 23, 20256NE
SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC3719858Feb 2, 2024Feb 2, 20241MI
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.
D992619MI2PRECIOUS TRANSPORT LLCApr 7, 2026Jun 11, 20262
D992619MISAFARI TRUCKING LLCDec 19, 2024Aug 23, 20255
TEMPMISAFARI TRUCKING LLCJan 22, 2025Jan 22, 20251
D992619MISONIC TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 2, 2024Feb 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026