Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5322SM506851 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenAug 21, 2024
WY
Last seenMay 12, 2026
WI
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
5V8VC5322SM506851
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
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
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
506851

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 · Aug 21, 2024 – May 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 12, 2026WII · Full2DK MAX PRIME INC 40069825386494/ME
Mar 15, 2026ARIII · Driver-only0DK MAX PRIME INC 40069825386494/ME
Feb 3, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0DK MAX PRIME INC 40069825386494/ME
Jul 16, 2025CAI · Full3OOSDK MAX PRIME INC 40069825386494/ME
Feb 11, 2025MNIII · Driver-only1DK MAX TRUCKING INC 36216245386494/ME
Jan 8, 2025COII · Walk-around2DK MAX TRUCKING INC 36216245386494/ME
Sep 24, 2024NVIII · Driver-only0ARTEL LOGISTICS INC 34044215386494/ME
Sep 9, 2024CAI · Full1OOSARTEL LOGISTICS INC 34044215386494/ME
Aug 21, 2024WYI · Full0ARTEL LOGISTICS INC 34044215386494/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DK MAX PRIME INC4006982Jul 16, 2025May 12, 20264OH
DK MAX TRUCKING INC3621624Jan 8, 2025Feb 11, 20252OH
ARTEL LOGISTICS INC3404421Aug 21, 2024Sep 24, 20243OH
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.
5386494MEDK MAX PRIME INCJul 16, 2025May 12, 20264
5386494MEDK MAX TRUCKING INCJan 8, 2025Feb 11, 20252
5386494MEARTEL LOGISTICS INCAug 21, 2024Sep 24, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026