Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5325MM106544 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 13
First seenDec 18, 2023
IL
Last seenMay 24, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5V8VC5325MM106544
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
Jun 16, 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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
106544

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 18, 2023 – May 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 24, 2026TXII · Walk-around0BAL TRUCKING INC 31287444WV7730/CA
Apr 28, 2026AZI · Full13OOSBAL TRUCKING INC 31287444WV7730/CA
Apr 10, 2026ARIII · Driver-only0BAL TRUCKING INC 31287444WV7730/CA
Jan 25, 2026NMII · Walk-around0BAL TRUCKING INC 31287444WV7730/CA
Jan 15, 2026AZI · Full10OOSBAL TRUCKING INC 31287444WV7730/CA
Sep 16, 2025NMII · Walk-around3OOSEK TRUCKS INC 29813924TP2263/CA
May 27, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1BAL TRUCKING INC 31287444WV7730/CA
Nov 26, 2024CAII · Walk-around2BAL TRUCKING INC 31287444TP2263/CA
Oct 23, 2024KYI · Full4BAL TRUCKING INC 31287444TP2263/CA
Aug 19, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0BAL TRUCKING INC 31287444TP2263/CA
Jun 4, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0BAL TRUCKING INC 31287444TP2263/CA
Jun 4, 2024NMII · Walk-around3BAL TRUCKING INC 31287444TP2263/CA
Dec 18, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0BAL TRUCKING INC 31287444TP2263/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BAL TRUCKING INC3128744Dec 18, 2023May 24, 202612CA
EK TRUCKS INC2981392Sep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251CA
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.
4WV7730CABAL TRUCKING INCMay 27, 2025May 24, 20266
4TP2263CAEK TRUCKS INCSep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251
4TP2263CABAL TRUCKING INCDec 18, 2023Nov 26, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026