Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC532XEM408784 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenSep 19, 2023
TN
Last seenAug 25, 2025
NV
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
5V8VC532XEM408784
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
408784

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 19, 2023 – Aug 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 25, 2025NVII · Walk-around7OOSHK TRUCKING LLC 4023650028038T/TN
Aug 13, 2025UTIII · Driver-only3HK TRUCKING LLC 4023650028038T/TN
Jun 13, 2025NVIII · Driver-only0HK TRUCKING LLC 4023650028038T/TN
Mar 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around2ALLSTATE CARGO INC 3285373028038T/TN
Apr 18, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0FALCON TRANSPORTATION LLC 3573745028038T/UK
Nov 29, 2023TNIII · Driver-only0SAM AUTO TRANS LLC 2520572028038T/TN
Sep 19, 2023TNII · Walk-around1SAM AUTO TRANS LLC 252057202803T/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HK TRUCKING LLC4023650Jun 13, 2025Aug 25, 20253NC
ALLSTATE CARGO INC3285373Mar 20, 2025Mar 20, 20251OH
FALCON TRANSPORTATION LLC3573745Apr 18, 2024Apr 18, 20241NC
SAM AUTO TRANS LLC2520572Sep 19, 2023Nov 29, 20232OH
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.
028038TTNHK TRUCKING LLCJun 13, 2025Aug 25, 20253
028038TTNALLSTATE CARGO INCMar 20, 2025Mar 20, 20251
028038TUKFALCON TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 18, 2024Apr 18, 20241
028038TTNSAM AUTO TRANS LLCNov 29, 2023Nov 29, 20231
02803TTNSAM AUTO TRANS LLCSep 19, 2023Sep 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026