Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5327EM404949 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
24 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 10, 2023
SD
Last seenAug 17, 2025
IL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 24 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
5V8VC5327EM404949
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2014
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
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
404949

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
2014

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 10, 2023 – Aug 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 17, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0MAE TRUCKING LLC 2891282FP9433/IA
May 9, 2025MNI · Full3HARLAN SPRECHER 654687FP9433/IA
Apr 10, 2025IAIII · Driver-only0MTM TRUCKING LLC 2356084FP9433/IA
Jun 5, 2024IAIII · Driver-only3TUFF-N-NUFF TRUCKING LLC 3783349FP9433/IA
Aug 10, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0MTM TRUCKING LLC 2356084FP9433/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MAE TRUCKING LLC2891282Aug 17, 2025Aug 17, 20251IA
HARLAN SPRECHER654687May 9, 2025May 9, 20251IA
MTM TRUCKING LLC2356084Aug 10, 2023Apr 10, 20252IA
TUFF-N-NUFF TRUCKING LLC3783349Jun 5, 2024Jun 5, 20241IA
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.
FP9433IAMAE TRUCKING LLCAug 17, 2025Aug 17, 20251
FP9433IAHARLAN SPRECHERMay 9, 2025May 9, 20251
FP9433IAMTM TRUCKING LLCAug 10, 2023Apr 10, 20252
FP9433IATUFF-N-NUFF TRUCKING LLCJun 5, 2024Jun 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026