Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5324HM701956 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenOct 12, 2024
NM
Last seenJul 18, 2026
NM
Inspected under 4 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
5V8VC5324HM701956
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 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
701956

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 12, 2024 – Jul 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 18, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0DOABA FREIGHT INC 41885224PR9081/CA
Jun 9, 2026NMI · Full4OOSA STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 22672454PR9081/CA
May 14, 2026AZII · Walk-around9OOSA STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 22672454PR9081/CA
May 21, 2025NMII · Walk-around3CHASE CARRIER INC 23406624PR9081/CA
Apr 4, 2025AZII · Walk-around3OOSA STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 22672454PR9081/CA
Mar 9, 2025NMII · Walk-around0ANSH FREIGHT INC 25620364PR9081/CA
Oct 12, 2024NMI · Full2OOSA STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 22672454PR9081/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DOABA FREIGHT INC4188522Jul 18, 2026Jul 18, 20261CA
A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC2267245Oct 12, 2024Jun 9, 20264CA
CHASE CARRIER INC2340662May 21, 2025May 21, 20251CA
ANSH FREIGHT INC2562036Mar 9, 2025Mar 9, 20251CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
4PR9081CA2DOABA FREIGHT INCJul 18, 2026Jul 18, 20261
4PR9081CAA STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INCOct 12, 2024Jun 9, 20264
4PR9081CACHASE CARRIER INCMay 21, 2025May 21, 20251
4PR9081CAANSH FREIGHT INCMar 9, 2025Mar 9, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026