Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5321MT013316 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenFeb 20, 2024
MD
Last seenMay 15, 2026
TX
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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5V8VC5321MT013316
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2021
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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
013316

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
2021

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 · Feb 20, 2024 – May 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around1AMJ EXPRESS INC 36624495571807/ME
Dec 22, 2025AZII · Walk-around2SMART JM TRUCKING INC 41582825571807/ME
Oct 15, 2025NMII · Walk-around1OOSAMERICAN ALLIANCE LOGISTICS INC 29787555540434/ME
Oct 16, 2024NMI · Full0AMJ EXPRESS INC 3662449C335203/ME
Apr 8, 2024MSII · Walk-around0AMERICAN ALLIANCE LOGISTICS INC 2978755C335203/ME
Feb 20, 2024MDII · Walk-around1SMART JM TRUCKING INC 4158282C336203/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMJ EXPRESS INC3662449Oct 16, 2024May 15, 20262CA
SMART JM TRUCKING INC4158282Feb 20, 2024Dec 22, 20252IN
AMERICAN ALLIANCE LOGISTICS INC2978755Apr 8, 2024Oct 15, 20252CA
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.
5571807MEAMJ EXPRESS INCMay 15, 2026May 15, 20261
5571807MESMART JM TRUCKING INCDec 22, 2025Dec 22, 20251
5540434MEAMERICAN ALLIANCE LOGISTICS INCOct 15, 2025Oct 15, 20251
C335203MEAMJ EXPRESS INCOct 16, 2024Oct 16, 20241
C335203MEAMERICAN ALLIANCE LOGISTICS INCApr 8, 2024Apr 8, 20241
C336203MESMART JM TRUCKING INCFeb 20, 2024Feb 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026