Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2015 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5327FM501196 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJul 18, 2023
IL
Last seenAug 28, 2026
AK
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5V8VC5327FM501196
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
501196

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.

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 · Jul 18, 2023 – Aug 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 28, 2026AKIII · Driver-only0—NORTHWEST DIRECT 30942854708WB/AK
Aug 28, 2026AKIII · Driver-only0—NORTHWEST DIRECT 30942854708WB/AK
Jul 18, 2023ILIII · Driver-only1—OAK HILL EQUIPMENT LLC 2492324807957ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORTHWEST DIRECT3094285Aug 28, 2026Aug 28, 20262ID
OAK HILL EQUIPMENT LLC2492324Jul 18, 2023Jul 18, 20231IL
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.
4708WBAK2NORTHWEST DIRECTAug 28, 2026 → Aug 28, 20262
807957STIL—OAK HILL EQUIPMENT LLCJul 18, 2023 → Jul 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 25, 2026