Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5328SM404731 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenSep 23, 2024
NY
Last seenJun 16, 2026
TN
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 21 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
5V8VC5328SM404731
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
404731

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
2025

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 · Sep 23, 2024 – Jun 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 16, 2026TNI · Full3OOSXPRESS TRANS INC 4130927PT330V9/PA
Jun 2, 2026WIII · Walk-around0XPRESS TRANS INC 4130927PT330V9/PA
Mar 5, 2026MDII · Walk-around0FRANKLIN & LYNNETTE LOGISTICS LLC 3749569PT330V9/PA
Sep 25, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0DM TRANSPORTATION LLC 3335738PT330V9/PA
Dec 10, 2024AZIII · Driver-only1AD EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 3066495PT330V9/PA
Sep 26, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1AD EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 3066495PT330V9/PA
Sep 23, 2024NYII · Walk-around1AD EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 3066495PT330V9/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
XPRESS TRANS INC4130927Jun 2, 2026Jun 16, 20262PA
FRANKLIN & LYNNETTE LOGISTICS LLC3749569Mar 5, 2026Mar 5, 20261PA
DM TRANSPORTATION LLC3335738Sep 25, 2025Sep 25, 20251PA
AD EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC3066495Sep 23, 2024Dec 10, 20243PA
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.
PT330V9PA2XPRESS TRANS INCJun 2, 2026Jun 16, 20262
PT330V9PAFRANKLIN & LYNNETTE LOGISTICS LLCMar 5, 2026Mar 5, 20261
PT330V9PADM TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 25, 2025Sep 25, 20251
PT330V9PAAD EXPRESS TRUCKING LLCSep 23, 2024Dec 10, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026