Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5323MT100537 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenOct 28, 2024
NM
Last seenJun 21, 2026
AR
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
5V8VC5323MT100537
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2021
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
100537

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
2021

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 · Oct 28, 2024 – Jun 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 21, 2026ARIII · Driver-only4OOSHOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC 12669532853653/ME
May 22, 2025TXI · Full2FLETES SOTELO SA DE CV 2589232853653/ME
May 5, 2025TXI · Full0HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC 12669532853653/ME
Apr 16, 2025TXI · Full2BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 16921792853653/ME
Oct 28, 2024NMII · Walk-around1HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC 12669532853653/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC1266953Oct 28, 2024Jun 21, 20263TX
FLETES SOTELO SA DE CV258923May 22, 2025May 22, 20251CI
BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV1692179Apr 16, 2025Apr 16, 20251CI
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.
2853653ME2HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 28, 2024Jun 21, 20263
2853653MEFLETES SOTELO SA DE CVMay 22, 2025May 22, 20251
2853653MEBORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CVApr 16, 2025Apr 16, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026