Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

5V8VC5321PT308386

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under3
9 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenMar 26, 2025
CA
Last seenDec 2, 2025
AZ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 9 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

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
308386

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 · Mar 26, 2025 – Dec 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 2, 2025AZII · Walk-around1STAR DRAGONS EXPRESS INC 3587746TS2689/ID
May 16, 2025MSII · Walk-around8OOSBEN J EXPRESS INC 4330359TS2689/ID
Mar 26, 2025CAI · Full2YL224 LLC 3451102TS2689/ID
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STAR DRAGONS EXPRESS INC3587746Dec 2, 2025Dec 2, 20251CA
BEN J EXPRESS INC4330359May 16, 2025May 16, 20251CA
YL224 LLC3451102Mar 26, 2025Mar 26, 20251CA
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.
TS2689IDSTAR DRAGONS EXPRESS INCDec 2, 2025Dec 2, 20251
TS2689IDBEN J EXPRESS INCMay 16, 2025May 16, 20251
TS2689IDYL224 LLCMar 26, 2025Mar 26, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC