Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5320NT218160 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenOct 7, 2024
IN
Last seenJul 15, 2026
MD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5V8VC5320NT218160
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2022
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
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
218160

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
2022

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 · Oct 7, 2024 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026MDII · Walk-around0SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921243079H/ME
Apr 13, 2026MDI · Full2ZERO11 FREIGHT INC 3602389243079H/ME
Mar 18, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0ZERO11 FREIGHT INC 3602389243079H/ME
Feb 11, 2026OHIII · Driver-only1ZERO11 FREIGHT INC 3602389243079H/ME
Jan 14, 2026MOIII · Driver-only1ZERO11 FREIGHT INC 3602389243079H/ME
Oct 8, 2025SCIII · Driver-only3ZERO11 FREIGHT INC 3602389243079H/ME
Oct 7, 2024INIII · Driver-only1STELLE CORPORATION 2955121243079H/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC3942921Jul 15, 2026Jul 15, 20261IL
ZERO11 FREIGHT INC3602389Oct 8, 2025Apr 13, 20265IL
STELLE CORPORATION2955121Oct 7, 2024Oct 7, 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.
243079HME2SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INCJul 15, 2026Jul 15, 20261
243079HMEZERO11 FREIGHT INCOct 8, 2025Apr 13, 20265
243079HMESTELLE CORPORATIONOct 7, 2024Oct 7, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026