Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA53208M808198 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
15 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenJun 19, 2023
TX
Last seenSep 19, 2024
TN
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5V8VA53208M808198
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2008
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
VA532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
808198

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 · 2,601 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

Prefix basis · 2,601 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
2008

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 19, 2023 – Sep 19, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 19, 2024TNII · Walk-around1OOSMARLENE LOGISTICS LLC 3106216112575A/ME
Oct 13, 2023TXI · Full6OOSMARLENE LOGISTICS LLC 3106216171C537/TX
Jun 19, 2023TXII · Walk-around3MARLENE LOGISTICS LLC 3106216171C537/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARLENE LOGISTICS LLC3106216Jun 19, 2023Sep 19, 20243TX
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.
112575AMEMARLENE LOGISTICS LLCSep 19, 2024Sep 19, 20241
171C537TXMARLENE LOGISTICS LLCJun 19, 2023Oct 13, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026