Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5328LM005478 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
33 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJul 29, 2023
IL
Last seenApr 22, 2026
CA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 33 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
5V8VC5328LM005478
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2020
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
005478

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
2020

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 · Jul 29, 2023 – Apr 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 22, 2026CAII · Walk-around1PRIME ROUTE TRANSPORT LLC 4500200956266ST/IL
Mar 12, 2026MTIII · Driver-only1BOBBINDOTS TRANSPORT LLC 4318241956266ST/IL
Nov 12, 2024OHII · Walk-around2TRYTIME TRANSPORT LLC 1994664956266ST/IL
Aug 17, 2024TNIII · Driver-only1CRENA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 3809748956266ST/IL
Dec 22, 2023MOIII · Driver-only0TRYTIME TRANSPORT LLC 1994664956266ST/IL
Jul 29, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0WINDY CITY NATIONAL TRANS INC 2107840780888ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PRIME ROUTE TRANSPORT LLC4500200Apr 22, 2026Apr 22, 20261NC
BOBBINDOTS TRANSPORT LLC4318241Mar 12, 2026Mar 12, 20261TX
TRYTIME TRANSPORT LLC1994664Dec 22, 2023Nov 12, 20242OH
CRENA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC3809748Aug 17, 2024Aug 17, 20241OH
WINDY CITY NATIONAL TRANS INC2107840Jul 29, 2023Jul 29, 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.
956266STILPRIME ROUTE TRANSPORT LLCApr 22, 2026Apr 22, 20261
956266STILBOBBINDOTS TRANSPORT LLCMar 12, 2026Mar 12, 20261
956266STILTRYTIME TRANSPORT LLCDec 22, 2023Nov 12, 20242
956266STILCRENA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLCAug 17, 2024Aug 17, 20241
780888STILWINDY CITY NATIONAL TRANS INCJul 29, 2023Jul 29, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026