Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5324NT201474 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenFeb 12, 2024
CA
Last seenApr 13, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 26 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
5V8VC5324NT201474
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2022
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
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
201474

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
2022

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 · Feb 12, 2024 – Apr 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 13, 2026AZIII · Driver-only5MOUNTAIN LION TRUCKING LLC 37796132951716/ME
Sep 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around0ORBIT CARRIER LLC 40228142951716/ME
Feb 11, 2025CAII · Walk-around1MLT TRANS INC 10619772951716/ME
Aug 29, 2024NMIII · Driver-only1DHANOA TRUCKING INC 41294382951716/ME
Mar 6, 2024NMII · Walk-around0MLT TRANS INC 10619772951716/ME
Feb 12, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSMLT TRANS INC 10619772951716/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MOUNTAIN LION TRUCKING LLC3779613Apr 13, 2026Apr 13, 20261CA
ORBIT CARRIER LLC4022814Sep 4, 2025Sep 4, 20251WA
MLT TRANS INC1061977Feb 12, 2024Feb 11, 20253CA
DHANOA TRUCKING INC4129438Aug 29, 2024Aug 29, 20241CA
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.
2951716MEMOUNTAIN LION TRUCKING LLCApr 13, 2026Apr 13, 20261
2951716MEORBIT CARRIER LLCSep 4, 2025Sep 4, 20251
2951716MEMLT TRANS INCFeb 12, 2024Feb 11, 20253
2951716MEDHANOA TRUCKING INCAug 29, 2024Aug 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026