Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA532XFM505250 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJul 12, 2023
NV
Last seenJun 26, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
5V8VA532XFM505250
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2015
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
505250

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
2015

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 · Jul 12, 2023 – Jun 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 26, 2026CAI · Full5SGE TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC 40066394SU2167/CA
Aug 22, 2025CAI · Full3THE DUNLAP EXPRESS LLC 43415494SU2167/CA
Jun 27, 2025CAI · Full2OOSTHE DUNLAP EXPRESS LLC 43415494SU2167/CA
Mar 27, 2024CAI · Full0SGE TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC 40066394SU2167/CA
Mar 27, 2024CAI · Full3OOSSGE TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC 40066394SU2167/CA
Mar 25, 2024CAII · Walk-around1SGE TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC 40066394SU2167/CA
Jul 12, 2023NVIII · Driver-only0SGE TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC 40066394SU2167/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SGE TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC4006639Jul 12, 2023Jun 26, 20265CA
THE DUNLAP EXPRESS LLC4341549Jun 27, 2025Aug 22, 20252CA
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.
4SU2167CA2SGE TRANSPORT EXPRESS INCJul 12, 2023Jun 26, 20265
4SU2167CATHE DUNLAP EXPRESS LLCJun 27, 2025Aug 22, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026