Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA53289M903271 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 16, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 26, 2024
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
5V8VA53289M903271
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2009
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
VA532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
903271

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
2009

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 16, 2023 – Aug 26, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2024MOI · Full9OOSPANDA HDZ TRANSPORT LLC 3308998BV1197/OK
Mar 29, 2024NEIII · Driver-only0PANDA HDZ TRANSPORT LLC 3308998BV1197/OK
Mar 27, 2024KSIII · Driver-only0PANDA HDZ TRANSPORT LLC 3308998BV1197/OK
Jan 25, 2024WYIII · Driver-only1PANDA HDZ TRANSPORT LLC 3308998BV1197/OK
Sep 15, 2023TXI · Full1B & C TRANSPORT LLC 4049602BV1197/OK
Aug 16, 2023TXII · Walk-around0B & C TRANSPORT LLC 4049602BV1197/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PANDA HDZ TRANSPORT LLC3308998Jan 25, 2024Aug 26, 20244TX
B & C TRANSPORT LLC4049602Aug 16, 2023Sep 15, 20232TX
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.
BV1197OKPANDA HDZ TRANSPORT LLCJan 25, 2024Aug 26, 20244
BV1197OKB & C TRANSPORT LLCAug 16, 2023Sep 15, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026