Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC532XJT805542 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenJun 20, 2023
NM
Last seenJun 19, 2026
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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
5V8VC532XJT805542
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
805542

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
2018

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 20, 2023 – Jun 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 19, 2026TNIII · Driver-only1RAKMARK INC 30422283156590/ME
Apr 30, 2026TNIII · Driver-only1TOP CARGO LLC 29723983156590/ME
Aug 27, 2025MII · Full6KANAAN TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 29216643156590/ME
Jan 14, 2025TNI · Full5OOSKANAAN TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 29216643156590/ME
Apr 23, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0KANAAN TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 29216643156590/ME
Oct 4, 2023SCIII · Driver-only2KANAAN TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 29216643156590/ME
Aug 1, 2023TNII · Walk-around3OOSKANAAN TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 29216643156590/ME
Jul 11, 2023MSIII · Driver-only0KANAAN TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 29216643156590/ME
Jun 20, 2023NMII · Walk-around1KANAAN TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 29216643156590/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAKMARK INC3042228Jun 19, 2026Jun 19, 20261IL
TOP CARGO LLC2972398Apr 30, 2026Apr 30, 20261OH
KANAAN TRUCKING SERVICES LLC2921664Jun 20, 2023Aug 27, 20257NC
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.
3156590ME2RAKMARK INCJun 19, 2026Jun 19, 20261
3156590METOP CARGO LLCApr 30, 2026Apr 30, 20261
3156590MEKANAAN TRUCKING SERVICES LLCJun 20, 2023Aug 27, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026