Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5326LM002868 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJul 7, 2023
IA
Last seenMar 16, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
5V8VC5326LM002868
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2020
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
002868

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
2020

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 · Jul 7, 2023 – Mar 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 16, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1ARMADA FREIGHT INC 3632283882048ST/IL
Jan 5, 2026KSIII · Driver-only0ARMADA FREIGHT INC 3632283882048ST/IL
Aug 28, 2025ARII · Walk-around2OOSARMADA FREIGHT INC 3632283882048ST/IL
Dec 9, 2024USI · Full61ST PLATINUM FREIGHT INC 3126762882048/IL
Dec 3, 2024ILIII · Driver-only01ST PLATINUM FREIGHT INC 3126762882048ST/IL
Jun 24, 2024MOI · Full11ST PLATINUM FREIGHT INC 3126762882048ST/IL
Nov 30, 2023INIII · Driver-only21ST PLATINUM FREIGHT INC 3126762882048ST/IL
Oct 26, 2023GAIII · Driver-only11ST PLATINUM FREIGHT INC 3126762882048ST/IL
Jul 7, 2023IAIII · Driver-only11ST PLATINUM FREIGHT INC 3126762882048ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARMADA FREIGHT INC3632283Aug 28, 2025Mar 16, 20263IL
1ST PLATINUM FREIGHT INC3126762Jul 7, 2023Dec 9, 20246IL
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.
882048STILARMADA FREIGHT INCAug 28, 2025Mar 16, 20263
882048IL1ST PLATINUM FREIGHT INCDec 9, 2024Dec 9, 20241
882048STIL1ST PLATINUM FREIGHT INCJul 7, 2023Dec 3, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026