Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5329RM402731 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
15 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJan 2, 2025
MD
Last seenApr 14, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 15 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
5V8VA5329RM402731
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2024
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
402731

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
2024

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 · Jan 2, 2025 – Apr 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2026CAI · Full2LAKE LOGISTICS INC 42523295286080/ME
Sep 18, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0DK MAX PRIME INC 40069825286080/ME
Jul 6, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0DK MAX PRIME INC 40069825286080/ME
Apr 22, 2025ORII · Walk-around0DK MAX PRIME INC 40069825286080/ME
Feb 24, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1DK MAX TRUCKING INC 36216245286080/ME
Jan 2, 2025MDII · Walk-around1STONEHENGE TRANSPORT LTD 36316245286080/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LAKE LOGISTICS INC4252329Apr 14, 2026Apr 14, 20261IN
DK MAX PRIME INC4006982Apr 22, 2025Sep 18, 20253OH
DK MAX TRUCKING INC3621624Feb 24, 2025Feb 24, 20251OH
STONEHENGE TRANSPORT LTD3631624Jan 2, 2025Jan 2, 20251AB
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.
5286080MELAKE LOGISTICS INCApr 14, 2026Apr 14, 20261
5286080MEDK MAX PRIME INCApr 22, 2025Sep 18, 20253
5286080MEDK MAX TRUCKING INCFeb 24, 2025Feb 24, 20251
5286080MESTONEHENGE TRANSPORT LTDJan 2, 2025Jan 2, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026