Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5320GM603974 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenDec 8, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 11, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
5V8VC5320GM603974
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 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
VC532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
603974

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 · 8,513 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

Prefix basis · 8,513 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 8, 2023 – Jun 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 11, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0UNITED CAPITAL ENTERPRISES INC 25235155505688/ME
Apr 7, 2026CAII · Walk-around4UNITED CAPITAL ENTERPRISES INC 25235155505688/ME
Apr 1, 2026CAIII · Driver-only3OOSUNITED CAPITAL ENTERPRISES INC 25235155505688/ME
May 10, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1SM TRANSPORT INC 32319292477632/ME
Jan 16, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1UNITED TRANSPORT INDUSTRIES INC 26964892477632/ME
Dec 8, 2023CAII · Walk-around1UNITED TRANSPORT INDUSTRIES INC 26964892477632/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNITED CAPITAL ENTERPRISES INC2523515Apr 1, 2026Jun 11, 20263CA
SM TRANSPORT INC3231929May 10, 2024May 10, 20241CA
UNITED TRANSPORT INDUSTRIES INC2696489Dec 8, 2023Jan 16, 20242CA
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.
5505688MEUNITED CAPITAL ENTERPRISES INCApr 1, 2026Jun 11, 20263
2477632MESM TRANSPORT INCMay 10, 2024May 10, 20241
2477632MEUNITED TRANSPORT INDUSTRIES INCDec 8, 2023Jan 16, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026