Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5326RM406178 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
26 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenMar 4, 2024
NE
Last seenMay 13, 2026
OK
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 26 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
5V8VC5326RM406178
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
406178

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
2024

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 · Mar 4, 2024 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026OKI · Full0NEW WAY TRANSPORT LLC 34963665232521/TN
May 13, 2026OKI · Full0NEW WAY TRANSPORT LLC 34963665232521/TN
May 13, 2026OKI · Full0NEW WAY TRANSPORT LLC 34963665232521/TN
May 10, 2026ARII · Walk-around0NEW WAY TRANSPORT LLC 34963665232521/ME
Feb 3, 2026OHII · Walk-around0UNI TRANS LLC 23621625232521/ME
Aug 3, 2025MOII · Walk-around3OOSK & F EXPRESS LLC 23605145232521/ME
Aug 14, 2024OHI · Full1OOSUNITRANS LLC 29979675232521/ME
Apr 13, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0UNITRANS LLC 29979675232521/ME
Mar 4, 2024NEIII · Driver-only1IMOVE TRANS LLC 30283445232521/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NEW WAY TRANSPORT LLC3496366May 10, 2026May 13, 20264OH
UNI TRANS LLC2362162Feb 3, 2026Feb 3, 20261OH
K & F EXPRESS LLC2360514Aug 3, 2025Aug 3, 20251MO
UNITRANS LLC2997967Apr 13, 2024Aug 14, 20242OH
IMOVE TRANS LLC3028344Mar 4, 2024Mar 4, 20241OH
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
5232521TN2NEW WAY TRANSPORT LLCMay 13, 2026May 13, 20263
5232521MENEW WAY TRANSPORT LLCMay 10, 2026May 10, 20261
5232521MEUNI TRANS LLCFeb 3, 2026Feb 3, 20261
5232521MEK & F EXPRESS LLCAug 3, 2025Aug 3, 20251
5232521MEUNITRANS LLCApr 13, 2024Aug 14, 20242
5232521ME2IMOVE TRANS LLCMar 4, 2024Mar 4, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026