Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5327HM702616 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
12 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenApr 29, 2025
CA
Last seenApr 15, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 12 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5V8VC5327HM702616
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
702616

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
2017

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 29, 2025 – Apr 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 15, 2026CAII · Walk-around6OOSTHE BROTHERHOOD LOGISTICS INC 36368635294000/ME
Mar 3, 2026NVII · Walk-around5THE BROTHERHOOD LOGISTICS INC 36368635294000/ME
Nov 14, 2025NVII · Walk-around4JASS TRANSPORTATION INC 32765235294000/ME
Oct 17, 2025NVIII · Driver-only1JASS TRANSPORTATION INC 32765235294000/ME
Jul 4, 2025AZII · Walk-around16OOSG STAR TRANS INC 40156455294000/ME
May 6, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1JASS TRANSPORTATION INC 32765235294000/ME
Apr 29, 2025CAI · Full5OOSPATWAL TRANS INC 33867795294000/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THE BROTHERHOOD LOGISTICS INC3636863Mar 3, 2026Apr 15, 20262CA
JASS TRANSPORTATION INC3276523May 6, 2025Nov 14, 20253CA
G STAR TRANS INC4015645Jul 4, 2025Jul 4, 20251CA
PATWAL TRANS INC3386779Apr 29, 2025Apr 29, 20251CA
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.
5294000METHE BROTHERHOOD LOGISTICS INCMar 3, 2026Apr 15, 20262
5294000MEJASS TRANSPORTATION INCMay 6, 2025Nov 14, 20253
5294000MEG STAR TRANS INCJul 4, 2025Jul 4, 20251
5294000MEPATWAL TRANS INCApr 29, 2025Apr 29, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026