Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5322RT403378 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
31 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenSep 30, 2023
MN
Last seenApr 6, 2026
CA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 31 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
5V8VC5322RT403378
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
403378

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
2024

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 · Sep 30, 2023 – Apr 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 6, 2026CAI · Full5ROBERT L GAST INC 7069815600489/ME
Dec 26, 2025CAII · Walk-around2WINDY CITY NATIONAL TRANS INC 21078405600489/ME
Nov 19, 2025OHIII · Driver-only2TWIN CARRIER LLC 3518735456AC443/IL
Nov 15, 2025MOII · Walk-around3TWIN CARRIER LLC 3518735456AC443/IL
Sep 9, 2025TNII · Walk-around4OOSTWIN CARRIER LLC 35187355243476/ME
Sep 9, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0TWIN CARRIER LLC 3518735456AC443/IL
Jul 19, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1OOSTWIN CARRIER LLC 3518735456AC443/IL
Sep 16, 2024MOII · Walk-around5ARIES FREIGHT GROUP INC 35095245243469/ME
Sep 30, 2023MNI · Full5OOS777 FREIGHT HAUL LLC 3745880TEMP/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROBERT L GAST INC706981Apr 6, 2026Apr 6, 20261NC
WINDY CITY NATIONAL TRANS INC2107840Dec 26, 2025Dec 26, 20251IL
TWIN CARRIER LLC3518735Jul 19, 2025Nov 19, 20255OH
ARIES FREIGHT GROUP INC3509524Sep 16, 2024Sep 16, 20241IL
777 FREIGHT HAUL LLC3745880Sep 30, 2023Sep 30, 20231IL
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.
5600489MEROBERT L GAST INCApr 6, 2026Apr 6, 20261
5600489MEWINDY CITY NATIONAL TRANS INCDec 26, 2025Dec 26, 20251
456AC443ILTWIN CARRIER LLCJul 19, 2025Nov 19, 20254
5243476METWIN CARRIER LLCSep 9, 2025Sep 9, 20251
5243469MEARIES FREIGHT GROUP INCSep 16, 2024Sep 16, 20241
TEMPIL777 FREIGHT HAUL LLCSep 30, 2023Sep 30, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026