Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5329MT109856 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 11
First seenAug 16, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 1, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
5V8VC5329MT109856
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2021
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
109856

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
2021

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 · Aug 16, 2023 – Jun 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 1, 2026CAIII · Driver-only07 STAR TRANS INC 41438704TU2763/CA
Nov 18, 2025CAIII · Driver-only17 STAR TRANS INC 41438704TU2763/CA
Sep 11, 2025CAII · Walk-around07 STAR TRANS INC 41438704TU2763/CA
Jun 3, 2025CAIII · Driver-only07 STAR TRANS INC 41438704TU2763/CA
Apr 23, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0K7 GROUP LLC 25490054TU2763/CA
Jan 14, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0K7 GROUP LLC 25490054TU2763/CA
Sep 9, 2024CAI · Full0K7 GROUP LLC 25490054TU2763/CA
Sep 9, 2024NVIII · Driver-only0K7 GROUP LLC 25490054TU2763/CA
Aug 15, 2024UTIII · Driver-only2K7 GROUP LLC 25490054TU2763/CA
May 29, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1K7 GROUP LLC 25490054TU2763/CA
Aug 16, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only3K7 GROUP LLC 25490054TU2763/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
7 STAR TRANS INC4143870Jun 3, 2025Jun 1, 20264CA
K7 GROUP LLC2549005Aug 16, 2023Apr 23, 20257CA
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.
4TU2763CA7 STAR TRANS INCJun 3, 2025Jun 1, 20264
4TU2763CAK7 GROUP LLCAug 16, 2023Apr 23, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026