Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5327RT403957 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
4 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJan 21, 2026
TX
Last seenMay 11, 2026
CO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 4 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
5V8VC5327RT403957
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
403957

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
2024

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 · Jan 21, 2026 – May 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 11, 2026COI · Full21OOSPRIME ROUTE TRANSPORT LLC 45002005604908/ME
May 7, 2026NMII · Walk-around0PRIME ROUTE TRANSPORT LLC 45002005604908/ME
Apr 17, 2026PAIII · Driver-only2SMS BRAVO INC 42837045232690/ME
Feb 24, 2026ALIII · Driver-only3TTA TRANSPORT INC 32404995232690/ME
Feb 9, 2026MTII · Walk-around1OOSROCKET EXPD LLC 5762175604908/ME
Jan 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around1ROCKET EXPD LLC 5762175604908/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PRIME ROUTE TRANSPORT LLC4500200May 7, 2026May 11, 20262NC
SMS BRAVO INC4283704Apr 17, 2026Apr 17, 20261NY
TTA TRANSPORT INC3240499Feb 24, 2026Feb 24, 20261NY
ROCKET EXPD LLC576217Jan 21, 2026Feb 9, 20262OH
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.
5604908MEPRIME ROUTE TRANSPORT LLCMay 7, 2026May 11, 20262
5232690MESMS BRAVO INCApr 17, 2026Apr 17, 20261
5232690METTA TRANSPORT INCFeb 24, 2026Feb 24, 20261
5604908MEROCKET EXPD LLCJan 21, 2026Feb 9, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026