Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5321PT303995 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
37 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenJun 21, 2023
NM
Last seenJul 25, 2026
KS
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 37 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
5V8VC5321PT303995
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2023
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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
303995

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
2023

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 21, 2023 – Jul 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 25, 2026KSII · Walk-around6OOSOPTIMA FREIGHT TRANS INC 35942945159174/ME
Jun 19, 2026MIII · Walk-around7OPTIMA LINES INCORPORATED 42589055159174/ME
Feb 3, 2026MIII · Walk-around2DIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC 42008815159174/ME
Jan 3, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0DIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC 42008815159174/ME
Dec 2, 2025OHII · Walk-around4OOSDIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC 42008815159174/ME
Feb 13, 2024PAII · Walk-around6OOSTWIN CARRIER LLC 35187355159174/ME
Jun 21, 2023NMII · Walk-around0TWIN CARRIER LLC 35187355159174/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OPTIMA FREIGHT TRANS INC3594294Jul 25, 2026Jul 25, 20261IL
OPTIMA LINES INCORPORATED4258905Jun 19, 2026Jun 19, 20261IL
DIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC4200881Dec 2, 2025Feb 3, 20263IN
TWIN CARRIER LLC3518735Jun 21, 2023Feb 13, 20242OH
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.
5159174ME2OPTIMA FREIGHT TRANS INCJul 25, 2026Jul 25, 20261
5159174ME2OPTIMA LINES INCORPORATEDJun 19, 2026Jun 19, 20261
5159174MEDIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INCDec 2, 2025Feb 3, 20263
5159174METWIN CARRIER LLCJun 21, 2023Feb 13, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026