Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC532XGM603917 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJan 19, 2024
NM
Last seenApr 20, 2026
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
5V8VC532XGM603917
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 25, 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
603917

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 · Jan 19, 2024 – Apr 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 20, 2026OHII · Walk-around4KS TRANS INC 4326489883114ST/IL
Jun 23, 2025IAII · Walk-around10OOSKS TRANS INC 4326489883114ST/IL
Jan 14, 2025KSII · Walk-around7OOSTRYTIME TRANSPORT LLC 1994664883114ST/IL
Mar 20, 2024IAI · Full2SAMARS TRUCKING LLC 4159482883114ST/IL
Feb 23, 2024IAIII · Driver-only0SAMARS TRUCKING LLC 4159482883114ST/IL
Jan 19, 2024NMIII · Driver-only3SAMARS TRUCKING LLC 4159482883114ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KS TRANS INC4326489Jun 23, 2025Apr 20, 20262IN
TRYTIME TRANSPORT LLC1994664Jan 14, 2025Jan 14, 20251OH
SAMARS TRUCKING LLC4159482Jan 19, 2024Mar 20, 20243CT
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.
883114STILKS TRANS INCJun 23, 2025Apr 20, 20262
883114STILTRYTIME TRANSPORT LLCJan 14, 2025Jan 14, 20251
883114STILSAMARS TRUCKING LLCJan 19, 2024Mar 20, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026