Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5329KT911207 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
8 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenMay 13, 2025
AZ
Last seenJan 6, 2026
MO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 8 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
5V8VC5329KT911207
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
911207

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 · May 13, 2025 – Jan 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 6, 2026MOII · Walk-around1OOSSILVER KIGS INC 40873625216803/ME
Oct 26, 2025NMII · Walk-around3OOSSILVER KIGS INC 40873625216803/ME
Sep 17, 2025MOIII · Driver-only0SILVER KIGS INC 40873625216803/ME
Aug 18, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0SILVER KIGS INC 40873625216803/CA
Jun 23, 2025MOIII · Driver-only8TRANSWEST EXPRESS CORPORATION 39926995216803/ME
Jun 5, 2025GAIII · Driver-only2DR & J EXPRESS INC 36868445216803/ME
May 13, 2025AZII · Walk-around1TRANSWEST EXPRESS CORPORATION 39926995216803/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SILVER KIGS INC4087362Aug 18, 2025Jan 6, 20264CA
TRANSWEST EXPRESS CORPORATION3992699May 13, 2025Jun 23, 20252CA
DR & J EXPRESS INC3686844Jun 5, 2025Jun 5, 20251CA
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.
5216803MESILVER KIGS INCSep 17, 2025Jan 6, 20263
5216803CASILVER KIGS INCAug 18, 2025Aug 18, 20251
5216803METRANSWEST EXPRESS CORPORATIONMay 13, 2025Jun 23, 20252
5216803ME2DR & J EXPRESS INCJun 5, 2025Jun 5, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026