Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA532XJM800406 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenJun 24, 2023
WA
Last seenJul 15, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
5V8VA532XJM800406
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2018
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
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
800406

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
2018

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 · Jun 24, 2023 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1RV STAR TRUCKING LTD 350630204800L/BC
Dec 13, 2025WYIII · Driver-only0RV STAR TRUCKING LTD 350630204800L/BC
Nov 11, 2025MTII · Walk-around0RV STAR TRUCKING LTD 350630204800L/BC
Sep 29, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0RV STAR TRUCKING LTD 350630204800L/BC
Mar 15, 2025WAI · Full3OOSRV STAR TRUCKING LTD 350630204800L/BC
Dec 2, 2024SDIII · Driver-only1RV STAR TRUCKING LTD 350630204800L/BC
Nov 14, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0RV STAR TRUCKING LTD 350630204800L/BC
Sep 5, 2024MTI · Full1RV STAR TRUCKING LTD 350630256682K/BC
Aug 14, 2024MTIII · Driver-only1RV STAR TRUCKING LTD 350630256682K/BC
Feb 7, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0RV STAR TRUCKING LTD 350630256682K/BC
Jul 28, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0RV STAR TRUCKING LTD 350630256682K/BC
Jun 24, 2023WAII · Walk-around1SEERAT TRANSPORT LTD 372122256682K/BC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RV STAR TRUCKING LTD3506302Jul 28, 2023Jul 15, 202611BC
SEERAT TRANSPORT LTD3721222Jun 24, 2023Jun 24, 20231BC
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.
04800LBC2RV STAR TRUCKING LTDNov 14, 2024Jul 15, 20267
56682KBCRV STAR TRUCKING LTDJul 28, 2023Sep 5, 20244
56682KBCSEERAT TRANSPORT LTDJun 24, 2023Jun 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026