Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5327CM204523 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenAug 19, 2024
OK
Last seenMar 15, 2026
NM
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 19 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
5V8VC5327CM204523
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2012
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
204523

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
2012

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 · Aug 19, 2024 – Mar 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 15, 2026NMII · Walk-around0JIN CHENG TRUCKING INC 3547012C485432/ME
Nov 4, 2025MOI · Full8RED FLAME EXPRESS INC 3054000C485432/ME
Jan 18, 2025MOIII · Driver-only3OOSXIN YI INTERNATIONAL INC 3052163C395680/ME
Sep 26, 2024AZII · Walk-around7OOSEAST WEST TRUCKING LLC 40856555415211/ME
Aug 19, 2024OKIII · Driver-only1EAST WEST TRUCKING LLC 40856555415211/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JIN CHENG TRUCKING INC3547012Mar 15, 2026Mar 15, 20261CA
RED FLAME EXPRESS INC3054000Nov 4, 2025Nov 4, 20251CA
XIN YI INTERNATIONAL INC3052163Jan 18, 2025Jan 18, 20251CA
EAST WEST TRUCKING LLC4085655Aug 19, 2024Sep 26, 20242FL
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.
C485432MEJIN CHENG TRUCKING INCMar 15, 2026Mar 15, 20261
C485432MERED FLAME EXPRESS INCNov 4, 2025Nov 4, 20251
C395680MEXIN YI INTERNATIONAL INCJan 18, 2025Jan 18, 20251
5415211MEEAST WEST TRUCKING LLCAug 19, 2024Sep 26, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026