Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5327PT303774 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
30 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenOct 10, 2023
KY
Last seenApr 27, 2026
NC
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 30 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
5V8VC5327PT303774
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
303774

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 · Oct 10, 2023 – Apr 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 27, 2026NCIII · Driver-only1ILIM EXPRESS INC 3449311363212T/TN
Feb 3, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1ILIM EXPRESS INC 3449311363212T/TN
Sep 17, 2025USI · Full6OOSILIM EXPRESS INC 3449311363212T/TN
Aug 4, 2025UTI · Full3OCEAN 7 LOGISTICS INC 3750659363212T/TN
Jun 8, 2025COII · Walk-around0OCEAN 7 LOGISTICS INC 375065936321T/TN
May 13, 2025WYIII · Driver-only0OCEAN 7 LOGISTICS INC 3750659696545T/TN
Apr 7, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0OCEAN 7 LOGISTICS INC 3750659363212T/TN
Mar 17, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0OCEAN 7 LOGISTICS INC 3750659363212T/TN
Aug 20, 2024NEIII · Driver-only1OCEAN 7 LOGISTICS INC 3750659363212T/TN
Nov 22, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1HP FREIGHT INC 3589940363212T/TN
Oct 10, 2023KYII · Walk-around2OOSFERRUM FREIGHT CORP 3867253363212T/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ILIM EXPRESS INC3449311Sep 17, 2025Apr 27, 20263IL
OCEAN 7 LOGISTICS INC3750659Aug 20, 2024Aug 4, 20256IL
HP FREIGHT INC3589940Nov 22, 2023Nov 22, 20231IL
FERRUM FREIGHT CORP3867253Oct 10, 2023Oct 10, 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.
363212TTNILIM EXPRESS INCSep 17, 2025Apr 27, 20263
363212TTNOCEAN 7 LOGISTICS INCAug 20, 2024Aug 4, 20254
36321TTNOCEAN 7 LOGISTICS INCJun 8, 2025Jun 8, 20251
696545TTNOCEAN 7 LOGISTICS INCMay 13, 2025May 13, 20251
363212TTNHP FREIGHT INCNov 22, 2023Nov 22, 20231
363212TTNFERRUM FREIGHT CORPOct 10, 2023Oct 10, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026