Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC532XHM700231 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenSep 6, 2024
TN
Last seenSep 7, 2026
MS
Inspected under 2 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
5V8VC532XHM700231
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
700231

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 6, 2024 – Sep 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 7, 2026MSII · Walk-around3—COOPER TRUCK LINE INC 257357U763714/TN
Sep 7, 2026MSII · Walk-around3—COOPER TRUCK LINE INC 257357U763714/TN
Sep 8, 2025COII · Walk-around0—EPL EXPRESS INC 1844135U763714/MS
Jul 29, 2025USI · Full1OOSEPL EXPRESS INC 1844135U763714/TN
Sep 6, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0—COOPER TRUCK LINE INC 257357/U763714/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
COOPER TRUCK LINE INC257357Sep 6, 2024Sep 7, 20263MS
EPL EXPRESS INC1844135Jul 29, 2025Sep 8, 20252MS
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.
U763714TN2COOPER TRUCK LINE INCSep 7, 2026 → Sep 7, 20262
U763714MS—EPL EXPRESS INCSep 8, 2025 → Sep 8, 20251
U763714TN—EPL EXPRESS INCJul 29, 2025 → Jul 29, 20251
/U763714TN—COOPER TRUCK LINE INCSep 6, 2024 → Sep 6, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026