Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5320JM801946 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
37 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenJul 17, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 27, 2026
AR
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 37 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
5V8VC5320JM801946
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 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
VC532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
801946

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 · Jul 17, 2023 – Aug 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 27, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1OOSSTARTING POINT EXPRESS INC 34716114TN7081/CA
May 8, 2026CAI · Full4OOSTRUST FLEET INC 38824854TN7081/CA
Apr 19, 2026ARII · Walk-around1RAPID SAFE RUNNER INC 43784074TN7081/CA
Aug 7, 2025OKIII · Driver-only3OOSRAPID SAFE RUNNER INC 43784074TN7081/CA
Apr 2, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0STARTING POINT EXPRESS INC 34716114TN7081/CA
Mar 12, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1OOSSTARTING POINT EXPRESS INC 34716114TN7081/CA
Jan 8, 2025NMII · Walk-around6OOSSTARTING POINT EXPRESS INC 34716114TN7081/CA
Dec 27, 2024MSIII · Driver-only0SAFEPASS TRANSPORTATION INC 40667344TN7081/CA
Jul 17, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0STARTING POINT EXPRESS INC 34716114TN7081/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STARTING POINT EXPRESS INC3471611Jul 17, 2023Aug 27, 20265CA
TRUST FLEET INC3882485May 8, 2026May 8, 20261CA
RAPID SAFE RUNNER INC4378407Aug 7, 2025Apr 19, 20262CA
SAFEPASS TRANSPORTATION INC4066734Dec 27, 2024Dec 27, 20241CA
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.
4TN7081CA2STARTING POINT EXPRESS INCJul 17, 2023Aug 27, 20265
4TN7081CATRUST FLEET INCMay 8, 2026May 8, 20261
4TN7081CARAPID SAFE RUNNER INCAug 7, 2025Apr 19, 20262
4TN7081CASAFEPASS TRANSPORTATION INCDec 27, 2024Dec 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026