Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC532XJT807372 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenAug 13, 2023
MT
Last seenJul 13, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
5V8VC532XJT807372
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 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
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
807372

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 13, 2023 – Jul 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 13, 2026KYIII · Driver-only2JOHN GAULT LINE LLC 4191784517137T/TN
Jun 22, 2026NEII · Walk-around6OOSJOHN GAULT LINE LLC 4191784517137T/TN
May 31, 2026IAIII · Driver-only0JOHN GAULT LINE LLC 4191784517137T/TN
May 4, 2025WAII · Walk-around3OOSJOHN GAULT LINE LLC 4191784517137T/TN
Sep 4, 2024NMII · Walk-around1JOHN GAULT LINE LLC 4191784517137T/TN
May 6, 2024TNII · Walk-around0JOHN GAULT LINE LLC 4191784517137T/UK
Aug 13, 2023MTII · Walk-around0STATUS TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION 2177518627808ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOHN GAULT LINE LLC4191784May 6, 2024Jul 13, 20266TN
STATUS TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION2177518Aug 13, 2023Aug 13, 20231FL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
517137TTN2JOHN GAULT LINE LLCSep 4, 2024Jul 13, 20265
517137TUKJOHN GAULT LINE LLCMay 6, 2024May 6, 20241
627808STILSTATUS TRANSPORTATION CORPORATIONAug 13, 2023Aug 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026