Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5326JM801553 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenOct 23, 2023
NM
Last seenApr 23, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
5V8VA5326JM801553
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2018
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
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
801553

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
2018

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 · Oct 23, 2023 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026TXI · Full4MTX TRUCKING LLC 2460699176B508/TX
Dec 16, 2025KYI · Full2MTX TRUCKING LLC 2460699VM801553/TX
Mar 28, 2025GAIII · Driver-only04MDT TRANSPORTATION INC 2343318176B508/TX
Oct 23, 2023NMII · Walk-around34MDT TRANSPORTATION INC 2343318176B508/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MTX TRUCKING LLC2460699Dec 16, 2025Apr 23, 20262TX
4MDT TRANSPORTATION INC2343318Oct 23, 2023Mar 28, 20252TX
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.
176B508TXMTX TRUCKING LLCApr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261
VM801553TXMTX TRUCKING LLCDec 16, 2025Dec 16, 20251
176B508TX4MDT TRANSPORTATION INCOct 23, 2023Mar 28, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026