Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2016 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5321GM600498 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenSep 3, 2024
OH
Last seenMar 3, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 18 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5V8VC5321GM600498
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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
600498

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.

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 · Sep 3, 2024 – Mar 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 3, 2026CAI · Full0—CYBER TRUCK CARRIERS INC 87560745936L/BC
May 3, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0—LIFE TRUCKING LTD 319190870531J/BC
Mar 25, 2025MNIII · Driver-only0—RAI EXPRESS LINES LTD 97009070531J/BC
Nov 6, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0—RAI EXPRESS LINES LTD 97009070531J/BC
Oct 21, 2024WAII · Walk-around0—RAI EXPRESS LINES LTD 97009070531J/BC
Sep 3, 2024OHII · Walk-around0—RAI EXPRESS LINES LTD 97009070531J/BC
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CYBER TRUCK CARRIERS INC875607Mar 3, 2026Mar 3, 20261BC
LIFE TRUCKING LTD3191908May 3, 2025May 3, 20251BC
RAI EXPRESS LINES LTD970090Sep 3, 2024Mar 25, 20254BC
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.
45936LBC—CYBER TRUCK CARRIERS INCMar 3, 2026 → Mar 3, 20261
70531JBC—LIFE TRUCKING LTDMay 3, 2025 → May 3, 20251
70531JBC—RAI EXPRESS LINES LTDSep 3, 2024 → Mar 25, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026