Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA53238M805585 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenMar 26, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 25, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
5V8VA53238M805585
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
Jul 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
VA532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
805585

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 26, 2024 – Jul 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 25, 2026CAI · Full8FENIX TRANSPORT CORP 16227178480LQ/OK
Feb 4, 2026NMII · Walk-around0FIASCO ENTERPRISES LLC 24983048550LI/OK
Jan 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around0FIASCO ENTERPRISES LLC 24983048480LQ/OK
Jul 27, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1FENIX TRANSPORT CORP 16227178480LQ/OK
Mar 26, 2024CAII · Walk-around0FIASCO ENTERPRISES LLC 24983048480LQ/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FENIX TRANSPORT CORP1622717Jul 27, 2024Jul 25, 20262CA
FIASCO ENTERPRISES LLC2498304Mar 26, 2024Feb 4, 20263AZ
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.
8480LQOK2FENIX TRANSPORT CORPJul 27, 2024Jul 25, 20262
8550LIOKFIASCO ENTERPRISES LLCFeb 4, 2026Feb 4, 20261
8480LQOKFIASCO ENTERPRISES LLCMar 26, 2024Jan 22, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026