Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5323HM702614 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenFeb 28, 2024
US
Last seenJul 28, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
5V8VC5323HM702614
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2017
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
702614

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
2017

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 28, 2024 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026CAI · Full2PATWAL TRANS INC 33867795311426/ME
Jun 2, 2026MIIII · Driver-only1PATWAL TRANS INC 33867795311426/ME
May 16, 2026IAIII · Driver-only1PATWAL TRANS INC 33867795311426/ME
Dec 28, 2025ARII · Walk-around1PK CARRIER INC 38141125311426/ME
Feb 26, 2025NVII · Walk-around0JASS TRANSPORTATION INC 32765235311426/ME
Jul 16, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0PATWAL TRANS INC 33867795311426/ME
Jul 11, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0PATWAL TRANS INC 33867795311426/ME
Jul 9, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1PATWAL TRANS INC 33867795311426/ME
Jul 4, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1PATWAL TRANS INC 33867795311426/ME
Jun 24, 2024NEIII · Driver-only2PATWAL TRANS INC 33867795311426/ME
Apr 23, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only2PATWAL TRANS INC 33867795311426/ME
Feb 28, 2024USI · Full1OOSPATWAL TRANS INC 33867795311426/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PATWAL TRANS INC3386779Feb 28, 2024Jul 28, 202610CA
PK CARRIER INC3814112Dec 28, 2025Dec 28, 20251CA
JASS TRANSPORTATION INC3276523Feb 26, 2025Feb 26, 20251CA
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.
5311426ME2PATWAL TRANS INCFeb 28, 2024Jul 28, 202610
5311426MEPK CARRIER INCDec 28, 2025Dec 28, 20251
5311426MEJASS TRANSPORTATION INCFeb 26, 2025Feb 26, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026