Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5328EM408976 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
16 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenMay 22, 2024
PA
Last seenSep 11, 2025
TN
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 16 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
5V8VC5328EM408976
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2014
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 2, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
408976

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
2014

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 · May 22, 2024 – Sep 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 11, 2025TNI · Full8OOSCEASERS CARGO LLC 4038332027923T/TN
Jul 23, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1HK TRUCKING LLC 4023650027923T/TN
Mar 12, 2025NJII · Walk-around3HK TRUCKING LLC 4023650027923T/TN
Dec 16, 2024COIII · Driver-only0ARAVAN CARGO INC 3139125027923T/TN
May 22, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0GENEVIEVE LORRAIN HUNTER & DARREL EVERETT HUNTER 3056820027923T/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CEASERS CARGO LLC4038332Sep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251FL
HK TRUCKING LLC4023650Mar 12, 2025Jul 23, 20252NC
ARAVAN CARGO INC3139125Dec 16, 2024Dec 16, 20241OH
GENEVIEVE LORRAIN HUNTER & DARREL EVERETT HUNTER3056820May 22, 2024May 22, 20241OH
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.
027923TTNCEASERS CARGO LLCSep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251
027923TTNHK TRUCKING LLCMar 12, 2025Jul 23, 20252
027923TTNARAVAN CARGO INCDec 16, 2024Dec 16, 20241
027923TTNGENEVIEVE LORRAIN HUNTER & DARREL EVERETT HUNTERMay 22, 2024May 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026