Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5323KM900522 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJul 12, 2023
KY
Last seenFeb 11, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5V8VC5323KM900522
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
900522

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
2019

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 · Jul 12, 2023 – Feb 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 11, 2026TXI · Full4OOSMERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 282210194695T/KY
Feb 7, 2026TNI · Full4OOSMERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 28221013094695T/KY
Dec 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around0MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 282210194695T/KY
Dec 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around0MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 282210194695T/KY
Oct 10, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 282210194695T/KY
Sep 26, 2024TXII · Walk-around0MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 282210194695T/KY
Jan 23, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 282210194695T/KY
Jul 12, 2023KYI · Full1MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 282210194695T/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC2822101Jul 12, 2023Feb 11, 20268KY
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.
94695TKYMERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INCJul 12, 2023Feb 11, 20267
3094695TKYMERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INCFeb 7, 2026Feb 7, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026