Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5321GM601246 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenJan 9, 2024
PA
Last seenFeb 10, 2026
MD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
5V8VC5321GM601246
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
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
601246

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 · Jan 9, 2024 – Feb 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 10, 2026MDII · Walk-around0NJ TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 2557577TJY34K/NJ
Mar 11, 2025NJIII · Driver-only0PRO TRANS GROUP LLC 2538962TJY34K/NJ
Jan 28, 2025CTII · Walk-around3OOSPRO TRANS GROUP LLC 2538962TJY34K/NJ
Jun 26, 2024NYII · Walk-around3OOSNJ BEST TRUCKING LLC 2632547TJY34K/NJ
Jun 12, 2024CTI · Full2OOSNJ BEST TRUCKING LLC 2632547TJY34K/NJ
Jun 11, 2024PAI · Full11NJ BEST TRUCKING LLC 2632547TJY34K/NJ
May 14, 2024CTI · Full10OOSNJ BEST TRUCKING LLC 2632547TJY34K/NJ
Apr 23, 2024CTI · Full4NJ BEST TRUCKING LLC 2632547TJY34K/NJ
Jan 22, 2024CTII · Walk-around1NJ BEST TRUCKING LLC 2632547TJY34K/NJ
Jan 9, 2024PAIII · Driver-only2NJ BEST TRUCKING LLC 2632547TJY34K/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NJ TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC2557577Feb 10, 2026Feb 10, 20261NJ
PRO TRANS GROUP LLC2538962Jan 28, 2025Mar 11, 20252IL
NJ BEST TRUCKING LLC2632547Jan 9, 2024Jun 26, 20247NJ
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.
TJY34KNJNJ TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCFeb 10, 2026Feb 10, 20261
TJY34KNJPRO TRANS GROUP LLCJan 28, 2025Mar 11, 20252
TJY34KNJNJ BEST TRUCKING LLCJan 9, 2024Jun 26, 20247
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026