Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5323GM602639 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
35 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenAug 22, 2023
MS
Last seenJul 3, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 35 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
5V8VC5323GM602639
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2016
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
602639

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
2016

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 · Aug 22, 2023 – Jul 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 3, 2026AZII · Walk-around4MAKALU LOGISTICS INC 25829484NN2676/CA
Mar 26, 2026NMIII · Driver-only2MAKALU LOGISTICS INC 25829484NN2676/CA
Jan 28, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only1EVEREST TRANSPORT INC 25324404NN2676/CA
May 27, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1OOSMAKALU LOGISTICS INC 25829484NN2676/CA
Dec 31, 2024TNI · Full3OOSDAFEE LOGISTICS INC 4237551UNKNOWN/CA
Sep 17, 2024AZII · Walk-around5OOSEVEREST TRANSPORT INC 25324404NN2676/CA
Aug 22, 2023MSI · Full0HIMAL LOGISTICS INC 30467124NN2676/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MAKALU LOGISTICS INC2582948May 27, 2025Jul 3, 20263CA
EVEREST TRANSPORT INC2532440Sep 17, 2024Jan 28, 20262CA
DAFEE LOGISTICS INC4237551Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 20241TX
HIMAL LOGISTICS INC3046712Aug 22, 2023Aug 22, 20231TX
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.
4NN2676CA2MAKALU LOGISTICS INCMay 27, 2025Jul 3, 20263
4NN2676CAEVEREST TRANSPORT INCSep 17, 2024Jan 28, 20262
UNKNOWNCADAFEE LOGISTICS INCDec 31, 2024Dec 31, 20241
4NN2676CAHIMAL LOGISTICS INCAug 22, 2023Aug 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026