Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5328DM308137 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenSep 19, 2023
MS
Last seenMar 18, 2026
OH
Inspected under 5 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
5V8VA5328DM308137
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 2, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
308137

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
2013

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 · Sep 19, 2023 – Mar 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 18, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0TRANSCARGO GROUP LLC 3887374DP1326/OK
Jan 16, 2026KYII · Walk-around0LL & V TRANSPORT INC 2821354P343955/IN
Dec 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around0PAVA TRUCKING INC 3534547DP1326/OK
Dec 12, 2023TXI · Full3CARTER LOGISTEED EXPRESS INC 223337P343955/IN
Sep 19, 2023MSIII · Driver-only0SPARTAN CARRIER GROUP LLC 3793241343955/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSCARGO GROUP LLC3887374Mar 18, 2026Mar 18, 20261TX
LL & V TRANSPORT INC2821354Jan 16, 2026Jan 16, 20261TX
PAVA TRUCKING INC3534547Dec 16, 2025Dec 16, 20251TX
CARTER LOGISTEED EXPRESS INC223337Dec 12, 2023Dec 12, 20231IN
SPARTAN CARRIER GROUP LLC3793241Sep 19, 2023Sep 19, 20231TX
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.
DP1326OKTRANSCARGO GROUP LLCMar 18, 2026Mar 18, 20261
P343955INLL & V TRANSPORT INCJan 16, 2026Jan 16, 20261
DP1326OKPAVA TRUCKING INCDec 16, 2025Dec 16, 20251
P343955INCARTER LOGISTEED EXPRESS INCDec 12, 2023Dec 12, 20231
343955INSPARTAN CARRIER GROUP LLCSep 19, 2023Sep 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026