Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5328FM507783 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
24 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 8
First seenAug 17, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 6, 2025
AZ
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 24 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
5V8VC5328FM507783
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
507783

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
2015

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 · Aug 17, 2023 – Aug 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 6, 2025AZI · Full12OOSGARAME TRANSPORTATION INC 24241525079788/ME
Apr 13, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0GARAME TRANSPORTATION INC 24241525079788/ME
Apr 13, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0GARAME TRANSPORTATION INC 24241525079788/ME
Nov 15, 2024TNI · Full4OOSM & R LEGACY TRANSPORTATION LLC 41891955079788/ME
Nov 15, 2024TNI · Full5OOSM & R LEGACY TRANSPORTATION LLC 41891955079788/UK
Jul 17, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0JD & SONS FREIGHT DISTRIBUTION LLC 38009775079788/ME
Sep 21, 2023TNI · Full4OOSBORDER DESERT TRANSPORT LLC 32161265079788/ME
Aug 17, 2023TXI · Full10OOSBORDER DESERT TRANSPORT LLC 32161265079788/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GARAME TRANSPORTATION INC2424152Apr 13, 2025Aug 6, 20253TX
M & R LEGACY TRANSPORTATION LLC4189195Nov 15, 2024Nov 15, 20242TX
JD & SONS FREIGHT DISTRIBUTION LLC3800977Jul 17, 2024Jul 17, 20241TX
BORDER DESERT TRANSPORT LLC3216126Aug 17, 2023Sep 21, 20232TX
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.
5079788MEGARAME TRANSPORTATION INCApr 13, 2025Aug 6, 20253
5079788MEM & R LEGACY TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 15, 2024Nov 15, 20241
5079788UKM & R LEGACY TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 15, 2024Nov 15, 20241
5079788MEJD & SONS FREIGHT DISTRIBUTION LLCJul 17, 2024Jul 17, 20241
5079788MEBORDER DESERT TRANSPORT LLCAug 17, 2023Sep 21, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026