Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA53295M502127 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
13 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenMay 28, 2025
NM
Last seenJun 7, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 13 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
5V8VA53295M502127
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2005
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
502127

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
2005

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 · May 28, 2025 – Jun 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 7, 2026AZII · Walk-around6ZILA TRANS INC 44612684FT7374/CA
May 14, 2026ALII · Walk-around9OOSMAKALU LOGISTICS INC 25829484FT7374/CA
Dec 6, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0MAKALU LOGISTICS INC 25829484FT7374/CA
May 28, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0EVEREST TRANSPORT INC 25324404FT7374/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZILA TRANS INC4461268Jun 7, 2026Jun 7, 20261CA
MAKALU LOGISTICS INC2582948Dec 6, 2025May 14, 20262CA
EVEREST TRANSPORT INC2532440May 28, 2025May 28, 20251CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
4FT7374CAZILA TRANS INCJun 7, 2026Jun 7, 20261
4FT7374CAMAKALU LOGISTICS INCDec 6, 2025May 14, 20262
4FT7374CAEVEREST TRANSPORT INCMay 28, 2025May 28, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026