Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5327ST502042 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenOct 8, 2024
MO
Last seenApr 23, 2026
CO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 18 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
5V8VC5327ST502042
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
502042

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
2025

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 8, 2024 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026COIII · Driver-only0SHORTHORN LLC 38567495307991/ME
Feb 26, 2026WIIII · Driver-only1STAR TRUCKING LLC 24892215307991/ME
Nov 24, 2025WIIII · Driver-only1STAR TRUCKING LLC 24892215307991/ME
Dec 6, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0KELLER TRUCK LLC 16390845307991/ME
Nov 25, 2024INIII · Driver-only1KELLER TRUCK LLC 16390845307991/ME
Oct 8, 2024MOII · Walk-around5OOSKELLER TRUCK LLC 16390845307991/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHORTHORN LLC3856749Apr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261WI
STAR TRUCKING LLC2489221Nov 24, 2025Feb 26, 20262WI
KELLER TRUCK LLC1639084Oct 8, 2024Dec 6, 20243WI
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.
5307991MESHORTHORN LLCApr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261
5307991MESTAR TRUCKING LLCNov 24, 2025Feb 26, 20262
5307991ME2KELLER TRUCK LLCOct 8, 2024Dec 6, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026