Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

5V8VC532XFM501189

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under3
10 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenApr 3, 2025
OR
Last seenFeb 28, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 10 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

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
501189

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.

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 · Apr 3, 2025 – Feb 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 28, 2026CAI · Full4CHANG AN TRUCKING INC 40357974TU7020/CA
Sep 19, 2025CAI · Full4OOSMEIRAN TRANSPORTATION INC 40721154TU7020/CA
Apr 3, 2025ORI · Full8OOSSKYHOO EXPRESS INC 39596664TU7020/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHANG AN TRUCKING INC4035797Feb 28, 2026Feb 28, 20261CA
MEIRAN TRANSPORTATION INC4072115Sep 19, 2025Sep 19, 20251CA
SKYHOO EXPRESS INC3959666Apr 3, 2025Apr 3, 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.
4TU7020CACHANG AN TRUCKING INCFeb 28, 2026Feb 28, 20261
4TU7020CAMEIRAN TRANSPORTATION INCSep 19, 2025Sep 19, 20251
4TU7020CASKYHOO EXPRESS INCApr 3, 2025Apr 3, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC