Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5324RT400871 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenOct 6, 2024
SD
Last seenJan 20, 2026
MO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
5V8VC5324RT400871
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2024
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
400871

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
2024

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 6, 2024 – Jan 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 20, 2026MOI · Full0TIMMONS TRANSIT INC 906107457501T/TN
Nov 4, 2025KYI · Full0TIMMONS TRANSIT INC 906107457501T/TN
Aug 22, 2025AZIII · Driver-only2SHOD EXPRESS LLC 4135248457501T/TN
Apr 19, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0SHOD EXPRESS LLC 4135248457501T/TN
Apr 3, 2025ORII · Walk-around1SHOD EXPRESS LLC 4135248457501T/TN
Jan 28, 2025KYIII · Driver-only1SHOD EXPRESS LLC 4135248457501T/TN
Dec 1, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0GOLDEN TOUCH LOGISTICS LLC 3756975457501T/TN
Oct 6, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0GOLDEN TOUCH LOGISTICS LLC 3756975457501T/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIMMONS TRANSIT INC906107Nov 4, 2025Jan 20, 20262AR
SHOD EXPRESS LLC4135248Jan 28, 2025Aug 22, 20254OH
GOLDEN TOUCH LOGISTICS LLC3756975Oct 6, 2024Dec 1, 20242OH
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.
457501TTNTIMMONS TRANSIT INCNov 4, 2025Jan 20, 20262
457501TTNSHOD EXPRESS LLCJan 28, 2025Aug 22, 20254
457501TTNGOLDEN TOUCH LOGISTICS LLCOct 6, 2024Dec 1, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026