Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5329KM900833 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenDec 30, 2023
MN
Last seenMar 4, 2026
IA
Inspected under 5 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
5V8VC5329KM900833
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2019
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
900833

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
2019

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 · Dec 30, 2023 – Mar 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 4, 2026IAIII · Driver-only5KAT LOGISTICS INC 425437123TLR91975/ME
Jan 2, 2026UTII · Walk-around4KAT LOGISTICS INC 42543712391975/ME
Oct 16, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1AAM NETWORK INC 30697342391975/ME
Jun 19, 2025ILII · Walk-around0SMART TRUCKING INCORPORATED 38038632391975/ME
Nov 9, 2024NCII · Walk-around1OOSTEAM LINE LLC 29538152391975/ME
Dec 30, 2023MNI · Full0EZ WAY LOGISTICS INC 24815462391975/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KAT LOGISTICS INC4254371Jan 2, 2026Mar 4, 20262IN
AAM NETWORK INC3069734Oct 16, 2025Oct 16, 20251IL
SMART TRUCKING INCORPORATED3803863Jun 19, 2025Jun 19, 20251IL
TEAM LINE LLC2953815Nov 9, 2024Nov 9, 20241NY
EZ WAY LOGISTICS INC2481546Dec 30, 2023Dec 30, 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.
23TLR91975MEKAT LOGISTICS INCMar 4, 2026Mar 4, 20261
2391975MEKAT LOGISTICS INCJan 2, 2026Jan 2, 20261
2391975MEAAM NETWORK INCOct 16, 2025Oct 16, 20251
2391975MESMART TRUCKING INCORPORATEDJun 19, 2025Jun 19, 20251
2391975METEAM LINE LLCNov 9, 2024Nov 9, 20241
2391975MEEZ WAY LOGISTICS INCDec 30, 2023Dec 30, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026