Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5326GM601811 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenNov 21, 2023
AR
Last seenMay 28, 2026
OH
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5V8VC5326GM601811
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 2, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
601811

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
2016

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 · Nov 21, 2023 – May 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0WATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INC 804991KY56880T/KY
Jan 17, 2025PAI · Full5WATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INC 8049915688OT/KY
Jun 26, 2024TXII · Walk-around0WATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INC 80499156880T/KY
Apr 20, 2024KYI · Full2WATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INC 80499156880T/KY
Nov 21, 2023ARIII · Driver-only1WATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INC 80499156880T/KY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INC804991Nov 21, 2023May 28, 20265KY
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.
KY56880TKYWATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INCMay 28, 2026May 28, 20261
5688OTKYWATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INCJan 17, 2025Jan 17, 20251
56880TKYWATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INCNov 21, 2023Jun 26, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026