Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5326KM903663 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenMar 13, 2024
MO
Last seenJul 21, 2026
AR
Inspected under 4 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
5V8VA5326KM903663
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
903663

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
2019

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 · Mar 13, 2024 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1ARGO EXPRESS INC 2452690663461ST/IL
Apr 20, 2026ILII · Walk-around0SOUND TRANS LLC 3028414663461ST/IL
Feb 24, 2026INII · Walk-around0SOUND TRANS LLC 3028414663461ST/IL
Aug 30, 2024KSIII · Driver-only0FLEX FREIGHT CARRIERS INC 4138384663461ST/IL
Mar 20, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0SONIC TRANS INC 2184825663461ST/IL
Mar 13, 2024MOI · Full3SONIC TRANS INC 2184825663461ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARGO EXPRESS INC2452690Jul 21, 2026Jul 21, 20261IL
SOUND TRANS LLC3028414Feb 24, 2026Apr 20, 20262IL
FLEX FREIGHT CARRIERS INC4138384Aug 30, 2024Aug 30, 20241IL
SONIC TRANS INC2184825Mar 13, 2024Mar 20, 20242IL
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.
663461STIL2ARGO EXPRESS INCJul 21, 2026Jul 21, 20261
663461STILSOUND TRANS LLCFeb 24, 2026Apr 20, 20262
663461STIL2FLEX FREIGHT CARRIERS INCAug 30, 2024Aug 30, 20241
663461STILSONIC TRANS INCMar 13, 2024Mar 20, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026