Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5326LM002925 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
19 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 6, 2024
IL
Last seenMar 18, 2026
KY
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 19 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
5V8VA5326LM002925
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
002925

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
2020

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 · Aug 6, 2024 – Mar 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 18, 2026KYIII · Driver-only1WINDY CITY NATIONAL TRANS INC 2107840910710ST/IL
Feb 23, 2026MSII · Walk-around1ROBERT L GAST INC 706981910710ST/IL
Oct 2, 2025ILII · Walk-around3OOSTRYTIME TRANSPORT LLC 1994664910710ST/IL
Jun 16, 2025CAII · Walk-around1TWIN CARRIER LLC 3518735910710ST/IL
Jun 5, 2025NCII · Walk-around1TWIN CARRIER LLC 3518735910710ST/IL
Aug 6, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0RCRA INC 1920973910710ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WINDY CITY NATIONAL TRANS INC2107840Mar 18, 2026Mar 18, 20261IL
ROBERT L GAST INC706981Feb 23, 2026Feb 23, 20261NC
TRYTIME TRANSPORT LLC1994664Oct 2, 2025Oct 2, 20251OH
TWIN CARRIER LLC3518735Jun 5, 2025Jun 16, 20252OH
RCRA INC1920973Aug 6, 2024Aug 6, 20241IL
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.
910710STILWINDY CITY NATIONAL TRANS INCMar 18, 2026Mar 18, 20261
910710STILROBERT L GAST INCFeb 23, 2026Feb 23, 20261
910710STILTRYTIME TRANSPORT LLCOct 2, 2025Oct 2, 20251
910710STILTWIN CARRIER LLCJun 5, 2025Jun 16, 20252
910710STILRCRA INCAug 6, 2024Aug 6, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026