Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC532XGM602637 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under6
35 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenSep 20, 2023
AR
Last seenAug 5, 2026
NM
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 35 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
5V8VC532XGM602637
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2016
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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
602637

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
2016

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 · Sep 20, 2023 – Aug 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 22672454NN2630/CA
Mar 11, 2026AZII · Walk-around2DOABA FREIGHT INC 41885224NN2630/CA
Sep 28, 2025AZII · Walk-around10GRD FREIGHT CARRIER INC 35478614NN2630/CA
Sep 7, 2024CAII · Walk-around2A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 22672454NN2630/CA
May 6, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0ANSH FREIGHT INC 25620364NN2630/CA
Apr 26, 2024INII · Walk-around1OOSANSH FREIGHT INC 25620364NN2630/CA
Dec 4, 2023AZIII · Driver-only1ASF CARRIER INC 25100334NN2630/CA
Sep 20, 2023ARII · Walk-around2OOSCHASE CARRIER INC 23406624NN2630/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC2267245Sep 7, 2024Aug 5, 20262CA
DOABA FREIGHT INC4188522Mar 11, 2026Mar 11, 20261CA
GRD FREIGHT CARRIER INC3547861Sep 28, 2025Sep 28, 20251CA
ANSH FREIGHT INC2562036Apr 26, 2024May 6, 20242CA
ASF CARRIER INC2510033Dec 4, 2023Dec 4, 20231CA
CHASE CARRIER INC2340662Sep 20, 2023Sep 20, 20231CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
4NN2630CA2A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INCSep 7, 2024Aug 5, 20262
4NN2630CADOABA FREIGHT INCMar 11, 2026Mar 11, 20261
4NN2630CAGRD FREIGHT CARRIER INCSep 28, 2025Sep 28, 20251
4NN2630CAANSH FREIGHT INCApr 26, 2024May 6, 20242
4NN2630CAASF CARRIER INCDec 4, 2023Dec 4, 20231
4NN2630CACHASE CARRIER INCSep 20, 2023Sep 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026