Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC53229M903843 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenFeb 27, 2024
LA
Last seenFeb 11, 2026
US
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
5V8VC53229M903843
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2009
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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
903843

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
2009

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 27, 2024 – Feb 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 11, 2026USI · Full5AUTOLINEAS SIGIFREDO GARCIA PALACIOS SA DE CV 1086005236C529/TX
Feb 11, 2026TXI · Full3OOSSEAHORSE TRANSPORTATION INC 58950236C529/TX
Apr 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around1SEAHORSE TRANSPORTATION INC 58950236C529/TX
Mar 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around1AUTOLINEAS SIGIFREDO GARCIA PALACIOS SA DE CV 1086005236C529/TX
Feb 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES FRONTERIZOS MG SA DE CV 1770534236C529/TX
Feb 27, 2024LAIII · Driver-only5SEAHORSE TRANSPORTATION INC 58950236C529/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SEAHORSE TRANSPORTATION INC58950Feb 27, 2024Feb 11, 20263TX
AUTOLINEAS SIGIFREDO GARCIA PALACIOS SA DE CV1086005Mar 19, 2025Feb 11, 20262TA
AUTOTRANSPORTES FRONTERIZOS MG SA DE CV1770534Feb 19, 2025Feb 19, 20251TA
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.
236C529TXSEAHORSE TRANSPORTATION INCFeb 27, 2024Feb 11, 20263
236C529TXAUTOLINEAS SIGIFREDO GARCIA PALACIOS SA DE CVMar 19, 2025Feb 11, 20262
236C529TXAUTOTRANSPORTES FRONTERIZOS MG SA DE CVFeb 19, 2025Feb 19, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026