Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA532XKM906100 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJun 26, 2024
IL
Last seenMay 29, 2026
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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
5V8VA532XKM906100
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 2, 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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
906100

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
2019

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 · Jun 26, 2024 – May 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 29, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0ARGO EXPRESS INC 2452690687594ST/IL
Oct 18, 2025INIII · Driver-only1SOUND TRANS LLC 3028414687594ST/IL
Sep 1, 2025KYIII · Driver-only1SOUND TRANS LLC 3028414687594ST/IL
Aug 1, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0SOUND TRANS LLC 3028414687594ST/IL
Jun 26, 2024ILII · Walk-around0SONIC TRANS INC 2184825687594ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARGO EXPRESS INC2452690May 29, 2026May 29, 20261IL
SOUND TRANS LLC3028414Aug 1, 2024Oct 18, 20253IL
SONIC TRANS INC2184825Jun 26, 2024Jun 26, 20241IL
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.
687594STILARGO EXPRESS INCMay 29, 2026May 29, 20261
687594STILSOUND TRANS LLCAug 1, 2024Oct 18, 20253
687594STILSONIC TRANS INCJun 26, 2024Jun 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026