Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5321JT802643 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenMar 14, 2024
AR
Last seenJun 30, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
5V8VC5321JT802643
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
802643

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
2018

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 · Mar 14, 2024 – Jun 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2026CAII · Walk-around2OOSFRONTLINER INC 35200803711049/ME
May 23, 2026UTIII · Driver-only1FRONTLINER INC 35200803711049/ME
May 3, 2026CAII · Walk-around1FRONTLINER INC 35200803711049/ME
Apr 27, 2026INII · Walk-around2FRONTLINER INC 35200803711049/ME
Apr 15, 2026UTI · Full6OOSFRONTLINER INC 35200803711049/ME
Dec 16, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0SDJ TRUCKING LLC 35472283711049/ME
Jun 22, 2024CAI · Full1FAMS FREIGHT INC 32697513711049/ME
Apr 29, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0FAMS FREIGHT INC 32697513711049/ME
Mar 14, 2024ARII · Walk-around0FAMS FREIGHT INC 32697513711049/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FRONTLINER INC3520080Apr 15, 2026Jun 30, 20265OH
SDJ TRUCKING LLC3547228Dec 16, 2024Dec 16, 20241OH
FAMS FREIGHT INC3269751Mar 14, 2024Jun 22, 20243IN
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.
3711049ME2FRONTLINER INCApr 15, 2026Jun 30, 20265
3711049MESDJ TRUCKING LLCDec 16, 2024Dec 16, 20241
3711049MEFAMS FREIGHT INCMar 14, 2024Jun 22, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026