Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5322SM411738 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenSep 4, 2024
NC
Last seenMay 7, 2026
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 20 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
5V8VC5322SM411738
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 2, 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
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
411738

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
2025

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 · Sep 4, 2024 – May 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 7, 2026KYI · Full0SOUND TRANS LLC 3028414988684ST/IL
Apr 27, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0SONIC TRANS INC 2184825988684ST/IL
Oct 18, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0SOUND TRANS LLC 3028414988684ST/IL
Apr 3, 2025OKIII · Driver-only0ARGO EXPRESS INC 2452690988684ST/IL
Sep 4, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0SONIC TRANS INC 2184825988684ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUND TRANS LLC3028414Oct 18, 2025May 7, 20262IL
SONIC TRANS INC2184825Sep 4, 2024Apr 27, 20262IL
ARGO EXPRESS INC2452690Apr 3, 2025Apr 3, 20251IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
988684STILSOUND TRANS LLCOct 18, 2025May 7, 20262
988684STILSONIC TRANS INCSep 4, 2024Apr 27, 20262
988684STILARGO EXPRESS INCApr 3, 2025Apr 3, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026