Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC532XRT403371 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
31 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenDec 7, 2023
TN
Last seenJul 25, 2026
NJ
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 31 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
5V8VC532XRT403371
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2024
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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
403371

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
2024

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 · Dec 7, 2023 – Jul 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 25, 2026NJIII · Driver-only1ROBERT L GAST INC 7069815569821/ME
May 13, 2026WIII · Walk-around12OOSPRIME ROUTE TRANSPORT LLC 45002005569821/ME
Mar 23, 2026GAIII · Driver-only10OOSWINDY CITY NATIONAL TRANS INC 21078405569821/ME
Oct 1, 2024OHII · Walk-around3777 FREIGHT HAUL LLC 37458805298568/ME
Apr 23, 2024INIII · Driver-only1ARIES FREIGHT GROUP INC 35095245243469/ME
Dec 18, 2023TNII · Walk-around1777 FREIGHT HAUL LLC 37458805298568/ME
Dec 7, 2023TNI · Full1777 FREIGHT HAUL LLC 37458805298568/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROBERT L GAST INC706981Jul 25, 2026Jul 25, 20261NC
PRIME ROUTE TRANSPORT LLC4500200May 13, 2026May 13, 20261NC
WINDY CITY NATIONAL TRANS INC2107840Mar 23, 2026Mar 23, 20261IL
777 FREIGHT HAUL LLC3745880Dec 7, 2023Oct 1, 20243IL
ARIES FREIGHT GROUP INC3509524Apr 23, 2024Apr 23, 20241IL
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.
5569821ME2ROBERT L GAST INCJul 25, 2026Jul 25, 20261
5569821MEPRIME ROUTE TRANSPORT LLCMay 13, 2026May 13, 20261
5569821MEWINDY CITY NATIONAL TRANS INCMar 23, 2026Mar 23, 20261
5298568ME777 FREIGHT HAUL LLCDec 7, 2023Oct 1, 20243
5243469MEARIES FREIGHT GROUP INCApr 23, 2024Apr 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026