Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC532XGM605425 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
24 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenApr 12, 2024
CA
Last seenApr 16, 2026
MS
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 24 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
5V8VC532XGM605425
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
605425

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 · Apr 12, 2024 – Apr 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 16, 2026MSII · Walk-around0DOABA FREIGHT INC 41885224NZ25082015/CA
Dec 9, 2025NYII · Walk-around6ANSH FREIGHT INC 25620364NZ2508/CA
Aug 23, 2025INIII · Driver-only1CHASE CARRIER INC 23406624NZ2508/CA
Jul 20, 2025OKIII · Driver-only0A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 22672454NZ2508/CA
Jun 28, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSANSH FREIGHT INC 25620364NZ2508/CA
Oct 11, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0CHASE CARRIER INC 23406624NZ2508/CA
Apr 12, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 22672454NZ2508/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DOABA FREIGHT INC4188522Apr 16, 2026Apr 16, 20261CA
ANSH FREIGHT INC2562036Jun 28, 2025Dec 9, 20252CA
CHASE CARRIER INC2340662Oct 11, 2024Aug 23, 20252CA
A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC2267245Apr 12, 2024Jul 20, 20252CA
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.
4NZ25082015CADOABA FREIGHT INCApr 16, 2026Apr 16, 20261
4NZ2508CAANSH FREIGHT INCJun 28, 2025Dec 9, 20252
4NZ2508CACHASE CARRIER INCOct 11, 2024Aug 23, 20252
4NZ2508CAA STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INCApr 12, 2024Jul 20, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026