Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5325KM904832 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenAug 7, 2023
AL
Last seenJun 6, 2025
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
5V8VC5325KM904832
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 21, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
904832

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 · Aug 7, 2023 – Jun 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 6, 2025IAII · Walk-around1OOSSTEEL FLEET TRANSPORT LLC 3566529866994ST/IL
Feb 10, 2025KSII · Walk-around3OOSIRON FLEET TRANSPORT LLC 3199332866994ST/IL
Feb 6, 2025NEIII · Driver-only2IRON FLEET TRANSPORT LLC 3199332866994ST/IL
Nov 4, 2024ARII · Walk-around1OOSIRON FLEET TRANSPORT LLC 3199332866994ST/IL
Jun 20, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0IRON FLEET TRANSPORT LLC 3199332866994ST/IL
Jan 24, 2024TNI · Full0IRON FLEET TRANSPORT LLC 3199332866994ST/UK
Aug 7, 2023ALIII · Driver-only0IRON FLEET TRANSPORT LLC 3199332866994ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STEEL FLEET TRANSPORT LLC3566529Jun 6, 2025Jun 6, 20251IN
IRON FLEET TRANSPORT LLC3199332Aug 7, 2023Feb 10, 20256IL
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.
866994STILSTEEL FLEET TRANSPORT LLCJun 6, 2025Jun 6, 20251
866994STILIRON FLEET TRANSPORT LLCAug 7, 2023Feb 10, 20255
866994STUKIRON FLEET TRANSPORT LLCJan 24, 2024Jan 24, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026