Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5328NT216396 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenSep 13, 2023
SD
Last seenDec 8, 2025
AZ
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 27 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
5V8VC5328NT216396
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2022
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
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
216396

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
2022

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 · Sep 13, 2023 – Dec 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 8, 2025AZII · Walk-around3OOSROTRANS LINES INC 2404805451902Z/ME
May 28, 2025INIII · Driver-only2SMART TRUCKING INCORPORATED 3803863451902Z/ME
Nov 24, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0AGM TRANSPORT INC 1204798451902Z/ME
Dec 15, 2023MNII · Walk-around2OOSUNITRANS INC 2083725451902Z/ME
Sep 22, 2023NMII · Walk-around2OOSUNITRANS INC 2083725451902Z/ME
Sep 13, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0UNITRANS INC 2083725451902Z/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROTRANS LINES INC2404805Dec 8, 2025Dec 8, 20251IL
SMART TRUCKING INCORPORATED3803863May 28, 2025May 28, 20251IL
AGM TRANSPORT INC1204798Nov 24, 2024Nov 24, 20241IL
UNITRANS INC2083725Sep 13, 2023Dec 15, 20233IL
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.
451902ZMEROTRANS LINES INCDec 8, 2025Dec 8, 20251
451902ZMESMART TRUCKING INCORPORATEDMay 28, 2025May 28, 20251
451902ZMEAGM TRANSPORT INCNov 24, 2024Nov 24, 20241
451902ZMEUNITRANS INCSep 13, 2023Dec 15, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026