Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC4825SM503431 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
16 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 13
First seenNov 20, 2024
CA
Last seenMar 26, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 16 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
5V8VC4825SM503431
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2025
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
VC482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
503431

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 · 16 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

Prefix basis · 16 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
2025

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 · Nov 20, 2024 – Mar 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2026CAII · Walk-around0LI DONG INC 34497805184936/ME
Dec 3, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0LI DONG INC 34497805184936/ME
Dec 2, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0LINKALLY GROUP INC 38174605184936/ME
Nov 18, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSLINKALLY GROUP INC 3817460518493/ME
Nov 6, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0LINKALLY GROUP INC 38174605184936/ME
May 22, 2025CAI · Full0LINKALLY GROUP INC 38174605184936/ME
May 21, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSLINKALLY GROUP INC 38174605184936/ME
May 1, 2025CAI · Full2LINKALLY GROUP INC 38174605184936/ME
Dec 17, 2024CAII · Walk-around1LINKALLY GROUP INC 38174605184936/ME
Dec 6, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1HONG SHENG GROUP INC 30324105184936/ME
Dec 2, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1HONG SHENG GROUP INC 30324105184936/ME
Dec 2, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1HONG SHENG GROUP INC 30324105184936/ME
Nov 20, 2024CAII · Walk-around0HONG SHENG GROUP INC 30324105184936/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LI DONG INC3449780Dec 3, 2025Mar 26, 20262CA
LINKALLY GROUP INC3817460Dec 17, 2024Dec 2, 20257CA
HONG SHENG GROUP INC3032410Nov 20, 2024Dec 6, 20244CA
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.
5184936MELI DONG INCDec 3, 2025Mar 26, 20262
5184936MELINKALLY GROUP INCDec 17, 2024Dec 2, 20256
518493MELINKALLY GROUP INCNov 18, 2025Nov 18, 20251
5184936MEHONG SHENG GROUP INCNov 20, 2024Dec 6, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026