Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5325MM106916 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJul 5, 2023
KY
Last seenJun 21, 2025
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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
5V8VC5325MM106916
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 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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
106916

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 · Jul 5, 2023 – Jun 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 21, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC 2838429768812/IL
May 26, 2025MTII · Walk-around0GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC 2838429768812ST/IL
May 1, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC 2838429768812ST/IL
Feb 16, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0BOLVAN INC 3619022768812ST/IL
Nov 28, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1BOLVAN INC 3619022768812ST/IL
Nov 21, 2023MTIII · Driver-only1GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC 3225405768812ST/IL
Jul 5, 2023KYIII · Driver-only0BOLVAN INC 3619022768812ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC2838429May 1, 2025Jun 21, 20253IL
BOLVAN INC3619022Jul 5, 2023Feb 16, 20253IN
GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC3225405Nov 21, 2023Nov 21, 20231IL
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.
768812ILGRASSHOPPER TRANS INCJun 21, 2025Jun 21, 20251
768812STILGRASSHOPPER TRANS INCMay 1, 2025May 26, 20252
768812STILBOLVAN INCJul 5, 2023Feb 16, 20253
768812STILGRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLCNov 21, 2023Nov 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026