Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5327LM016753 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
20 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenOct 16, 2024
CA
Last seenJun 9, 2026
IL
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 20 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
5V8VA5327LM016753
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 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
016753

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 · Oct 16, 2024 – Jun 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 9, 2026ILII · Walk-around4ROBERT L GAST INC 706981926220ST/IL
Sep 9, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2CRENA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 3809748926220ST/IL
Jul 15, 2025CAII · Walk-around2ROCKET EXPD LLC 576217926220ST/IL
Apr 27, 2025ALII · Walk-around7TWIN CARRIER LLC 3518735926220ST/IL
Apr 23, 2025ARIII · Driver-only2TWIN CARRIER LLC 3518735926220ST/IL
Nov 15, 2024SDIII · Driver-only3WINDY CITY NATIONAL TRANS INC 2107840926220ST/IL
Oct 16, 2024CAI · Full3OOSWINDY CITY NATIONAL TRANS INC 2107840926220ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROBERT L GAST INC706981Jun 9, 2026Jun 9, 20261NC
CRENA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC3809748Sep 9, 2025Sep 9, 20251OH
ROCKET EXPD LLC576217Jul 15, 2025Jul 15, 20251OH
TWIN CARRIER LLC3518735Apr 23, 2025Apr 27, 20252OH
WINDY CITY NATIONAL TRANS INC2107840Oct 16, 2024Nov 15, 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.
926220STILROBERT L GAST INCJun 9, 2026Jun 9, 20261
926220STILCRENA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLCSep 9, 2025Sep 9, 20251
926220STILROCKET EXPD LLCJul 15, 2025Jul 15, 20251
926220STILTWIN CARRIER LLCApr 23, 2025Apr 27, 20252
926220STILWINDY CITY NATIONAL TRANS INCOct 16, 2024Nov 15, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026