Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5320GM610259 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenJun 30, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 5, 2026
MI
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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
5V8VC5320GM610259
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
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
610259

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 · Jun 30, 2023 – Jun 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 5, 2026MIIII · Driver-only3OOSHERITAGE TRANSPORT INC 17829854PJ1421/CA
Apr 23, 2026MOI · Full17OOSVELOCITY CARGO INC 42026874PJ1421/CA
Mar 15, 2026AZIII · Driver-only6OOSDIESEL TRANSPORT INC 25331854PJ1421/CA
Sep 23, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0DIESEL TRANSPORT INC 25331854PJ1421/CA
Sep 21, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0DIESEL TRANSPORT INC 25331854PJ1421/CA
Jan 9, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only1HERITAGE TRANSPORT INC 17829854PJ1421/CA
Jul 19, 2023NMII · Walk-around1HERITAGE TRANSPORT INC 17829854PJ1421/CA
Jul 9, 2023CAII · Walk-around1HERITAGE TRANSPORT INC 1782985YPJ1421/CA
Jun 30, 2023TXII · Walk-around0HERITAGE TRANSPORT INC 17829854PJ1421/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HERITAGE TRANSPORT INC1782985Jun 30, 2023Jun 5, 20265CA
VELOCITY CARGO INC4202687Apr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261PA
DIESEL TRANSPORT INC2533185Sep 21, 2025Mar 15, 20263CA
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.
4PJ1421CAHERITAGE TRANSPORT INCJun 30, 2023Jun 5, 20264
4PJ1421CAVELOCITY CARGO INCApr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261
4PJ1421CADIESEL TRANSPORT INCSep 21, 2025Mar 15, 20263
YPJ1421CAHERITAGE TRANSPORT INCJul 9, 2023Jul 9, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026