Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC532XEM403486 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJul 28, 2023
TN
Last seenJun 24, 2025
MO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 23 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
5V8VC532XEM403486
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2014
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
403486

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
2014

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 · Jul 28, 2023 – Jun 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2025MOI · Full10OOSDAWLYN TRANSPORT LLC 3494950QB65IU/FL
May 26, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1DAWLYN'S FREIGHT CORP 2828464QB65IU/FL
May 14, 2025GAIII · Driver-only5DAWLYN'S FREIGHT CORP 2828464QB65IU/FL
Aug 30, 2024NMII · Walk-around2JDI EXPRESS CORP 2921674QB65IU/FL
Aug 23, 2024IAIII · Driver-only2JDI EXPRESS CORP 2921674QB65IU/FL
Sep 19, 2023NYII · Walk-around2PROSTO TAK INC 2974273647273ST/IL
Jul 28, 2023TNIII · Driver-only0PROSTO TAK INC 2974273647273/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAWLYN TRANSPORT LLC3494950Jun 24, 2025Jun 24, 20251FL
DAWLYN'S FREIGHT CORP2828464May 14, 2025May 26, 20252FL
JDI EXPRESS CORP2921674Aug 23, 2024Aug 30, 20242FL
PROSTO TAK INC2974273Jul 28, 2023Sep 19, 20232IL
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.
QB65IUFLDAWLYN TRANSPORT LLCJun 24, 2025Jun 24, 20251
QB65IUFLDAWLYN'S FREIGHT CORPMay 14, 2025May 26, 20252
QB65IUFLJDI EXPRESS CORPAug 23, 2024Aug 30, 20242
647273STILPROSTO TAK INCSep 19, 2023Sep 19, 20231
647273ILPROSTO TAK INCJul 28, 2023Jul 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026