Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA532XGM605835 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
29 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenSep 25, 2023
CA
Last seenFeb 11, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 29 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
5V8VA532XGM605835
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
605835

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
2016

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 · Sep 25, 2023 – Feb 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 11, 2026AZIII · Driver-only15ASF CARRIER LLC 33066464SD7624/CA
Nov 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around0NOBLE EXPRESS TRUCKING INC 23994374SD7624/CA
Oct 18, 2025AZII · Walk-around0ASF CARRIER LLC 33066464SD7624/CA
Jul 17, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1ASF CARRIER INC 25100334SD7624/CA
May 21, 2025NMII · Walk-around1OOSASF CARRIER LLC 33066464SD7624/CA
Apr 13, 2025NMI · Full2OOSSIMI TRANSPORT INC 41398074SD7624/CA
Mar 26, 2025AZII · Walk-around7OOSASF CARRIER LLC 33066464SD7624/CA
Aug 1, 2024LAIII · Driver-only1ASF CARRIER LLC 33066464SD7624/CA
Apr 15, 2024OKIII · Driver-only1OOSSIMI TRANSPORT INC 41398074SD7624/CA
Sep 25, 2023CAII · Walk-around1A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 22672454SD7624/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ASF CARRIER LLC3306646Aug 1, 2024Feb 11, 20265CA
NOBLE EXPRESS TRUCKING INC2399437Nov 6, 2025Nov 6, 20251CA
ASF CARRIER INC2510033Jul 17, 2025Jul 17, 20251CA
SIMI TRANSPORT INC4139807Apr 15, 2024Apr 13, 20252CA
A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC2267245Sep 25, 2023Sep 25, 20231CA
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.
4SD7624CAASF CARRIER LLCAug 1, 2024Feb 11, 20265
4SD7624CANOBLE EXPRESS TRUCKING INCNov 6, 2025Nov 6, 20251
4SD7624CAASF CARRIER INCJul 17, 2025Jul 17, 20251
4SD7624CASIMI TRANSPORT INCApr 15, 2024Apr 13, 20252
4SD7624CAA STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INCSep 25, 2023Sep 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026