Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5327PT303077 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under7
32 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenSep 27, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 6, 2026
NM
Inspected under 7 different carriers in 32 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
5V8VC5327PT303077
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
303077

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
2023

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 · Sep 27, 2023 – May 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 6, 2026NMII · Walk-around1OOSHIGH TECH TRANSPORT 3175329TZS78Y/NJ
Sep 15, 2025NYIII · Driver-only1SMARTLINK SATELLITE LLC 2146466TZS78Y/NJ
Jul 3, 2025AZII · Walk-around1OOSHIGH TECH TRANSPORT 3175329TZS78Y/NJ
Mar 27, 2025PAIII · Driver-only3J K H TRANSPORT INC 3347281TZS78Y/NJ
Mar 13, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0Y & R TRANSPORT LLC 2114012TZS78Y/NJ
Feb 1, 2025CAI · Full3OOSGDR TRANSPORTATION INC 4111902TZS78Y/NJ
May 22, 2024OKIII · Driver-only0BATTH EXPRESS INC 3628463TZS78Y/NJ
Nov 15, 2023MDI · Full2OOSSMARTLINK SATELLITE LLC 2146466TZS78Y/NJ
Sep 27, 2023CAI · Full6SAMRA TRANSPORT INC 1659541TZ578Y/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

7 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HIGH TECH TRANSPORT3175329Jul 3, 2025May 6, 20262CA
SMARTLINK SATELLITE LLC2146466Nov 15, 2023Sep 15, 20252NJ
J K H TRANSPORT INC3347281Mar 27, 2025Mar 27, 20251CA
Y & R TRANSPORT LLC2114012Mar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251NJ
GDR TRANSPORTATION INC4111902Feb 1, 2025Feb 1, 20251CA
BATTH EXPRESS INC3628463May 22, 2024May 22, 20241CA
SAMRA TRANSPORT INC1659541Sep 27, 2023Sep 27, 20231CA
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.
TZS78YNJHIGH TECH TRANSPORTJul 3, 2025May 6, 20262
TZS78YNJSMARTLINK SATELLITE LLCNov 15, 2023Sep 15, 20252
TZS78YNJJ K H TRANSPORT INCMar 27, 2025Mar 27, 20251
TZS78YNJY & R TRANSPORT LLCMar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251
TZS78YNJGDR TRANSPORTATION INCFeb 1, 2025Feb 1, 20251
TZS78YNJBATTH EXPRESS INCMay 22, 2024May 22, 20241
TZ578YNJSAMRA TRANSPORT INCSep 27, 2023Sep 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026