Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5328PM305596 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
36 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJul 27, 2023
IL
Last seenJul 29, 2026
IN
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 36 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5V8VA5328PM305596
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2023
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
305596

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
2023

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 27, 2023 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026INIII · Driver-only111K TRANSPORT INC 2478571878963ST/IL
Mar 5, 2026INIII · Driver-only111K TRANSPORT INC 2478571878963ST/IL
Jun 25, 2024MNI · Full0ANWAY FREIGHT LLC 4076131878963/IL
Nov 15, 2023SDIII · Driver-only1CARGO BULL LLC 3288639398963ST/IL
Jul 27, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0IIK TRANSPORT INC 2285949878963ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
11K TRANSPORT INC2478571Mar 5, 2026Jul 29, 20262IL
ANWAY FREIGHT LLC4076131Jun 25, 2024Jun 25, 20241IL
CARGO BULL LLC3288639Nov 15, 2023Nov 15, 20231IN
IIK TRANSPORT INC2285949Jul 27, 2023Jul 27, 20231IL
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.
878963STIL211K TRANSPORT INCMar 5, 2026Jul 29, 20262
878963ILANWAY FREIGHT LLCJun 25, 2024Jun 25, 20241
398963STILCARGO BULL LLCNov 15, 2023Nov 15, 20231
878963STILIIK TRANSPORT INCJul 27, 2023Jul 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026