Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5328SM506918 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenAug 31, 2024
MD
Last seenMar 31, 2026
PA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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
5V8VC5328SM506918
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 16, 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
506918

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 31, 2024 – Mar 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 31, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1LAKE LOGISTICS INC 42523295400914/ME
Mar 18, 2026CAII · Walk-around0LAKE LOGISTICS INC 42523295400914/ME
Nov 4, 2025ORIII · Driver-only0LAKE LOGISTICS INC 42523295400914/ME
Oct 30, 2025UTI · Full0LAKE LOGISTICS INC 42523295400914/ME
Jul 29, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0DK MAX PRIME INC 40069825400914/ME
Mar 31, 2025NYIII · Driver-only2DK MAX PRIME INC 40069825400914/ME
Dec 10, 2024COIII · Driver-only0DK MAX TRUCKING INC 36216245400914/ME
Nov 13, 2024OHII · Walk-around0DK MAX TRUCKING INC 36216245400914/ME
Sep 24, 2024IDIII · Driver-only1DK MAX TRUCKING INC 36216245400914/ME
Aug 31, 2024MDII · Walk-around1DK MAX TRUCKING INC 36216245400914/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LAKE LOGISTICS INC4252329Oct 30, 2025Mar 31, 20264IN
DK MAX PRIME INC4006982Mar 31, 2025Jul 29, 20252OH
DK MAX TRUCKING INC3621624Aug 31, 2024Dec 10, 20244OH
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.
5400914MELAKE LOGISTICS INCOct 30, 2025Mar 31, 20264
5400914MEDK MAX PRIME INCMar 31, 2025Jul 29, 20252
5400914MEDK MAX TRUCKING INCAug 31, 2024Dec 10, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026