Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC532XHM710130 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
22 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenMar 4, 2024
CA
Last seenJan 10, 2026
NM
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 22 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
5V8VC532XHM710130
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
Jun 16, 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
710130

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
2017

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 · Mar 4, 2024 – Jan 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 10, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 22672454TV1187/CA
Dec 2, 2025LAIII · Driver-only3A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 22672454TV1187/CA
Aug 18, 2025CAI · Full11OOSDOABA FREIGHT INC 41885224TV1187/CA
May 24, 2025CAIII · Driver-only5CHASE CARRIER INC 23406624TV1187/CA
Mar 12, 2025AZIII · Driver-only1ANSH FREIGHT INC 25620364TV1187/CA
Oct 22, 2024MDII · Walk-around6CHASE CARRIER INC 23406624TV1187/CA
Jun 22, 2024NMII · Walk-around3ANSH FREIGHT INC 25620364TV1187/CA
Jun 3, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSA STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 22672454YV1187/CA
Mar 25, 2024INIII · Driver-only2OOSANSH FREIGHT INC 25620364TV1187/CA
Mar 4, 2024CAI · Full1A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 22672454TV1187/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC2267245Mar 4, 2024Jan 10, 20264CA
DOABA FREIGHT INC4188522Aug 18, 2025Aug 18, 20251CA
CHASE CARRIER INC2340662Oct 22, 2024May 24, 20252CA
ANSH FREIGHT INC2562036Mar 25, 2024Mar 12, 20253CA
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.
4TV1187CAA STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INCMar 4, 2024Jan 10, 20263
4TV1187CADOABA FREIGHT INCAug 18, 2025Aug 18, 20251
4TV1187CACHASE CARRIER INCOct 22, 2024May 24, 20252
4TV1187CAANSH FREIGHT INCMar 25, 2024Mar 12, 20253
4YV1187CAA STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INCJun 3, 2024Jun 3, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026