Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5328GM607996 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenNov 4, 2023
IL
Last seenJul 14, 2026
NM
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 32 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
5V8VC5328GM607996
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
607996

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
2016

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 · Nov 4, 2023 – Jul 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2026NMI · Full0BUTTERFLY CARRIER LLC 3281202STC8557/MN
Jun 4, 2026IAIII · Driver-only0BUTTERFLY CARRIER LLC 3281202STC8557/MN
Feb 13, 2025ILIII · Driver-only2DEQA EXPRESS LLC 3570245STC8557/MN
Sep 9, 2024ILIII · Driver-only1KARAMA TRANSPORT LLC 3402469STC8557/MN
Nov 4, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0TAMERLANE EXPRESS INC 3302117858212ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BUTTERFLY CARRIER LLC3281202Jun 4, 2026Jul 14, 20262MN
DEQA EXPRESS LLC3570245Feb 13, 2025Feb 13, 20251MN
KARAMA TRANSPORT LLC3402469Sep 9, 2024Sep 9, 20241MN
TAMERLANE EXPRESS INC3302117Nov 4, 2023Nov 4, 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.
STC8557MN2BUTTERFLY CARRIER LLCJun 4, 2026Jul 14, 20262
STC8557MNDEQA EXPRESS LLCFeb 13, 2025Feb 13, 20251
STC8557MNKARAMA TRANSPORT LLCSep 9, 2024Sep 9, 20241
858212STILTAMERLANE EXPRESS INCNov 4, 2023Nov 4, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026