Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5323NT212904 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
33 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenAug 7, 2023
CT
Last seenMay 27, 2026
GA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 33 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
5V8VC5323NT212904
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 16, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
212904

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 7, 2023 – May 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 27, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921451387Z/ME
May 19, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921451387Z/ME
May 3, 2026MOII · Walk-around1OOSSHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921451387Z/ME
Feb 26, 2026SCIII · Driver-only1SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921451387Z/ME
Dec 22, 2025KYIII · Driver-only2OOSZERO11 FREIGHT INC 3602389451387Z/ME
Jun 7, 2025MSIII · Driver-only2SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921451387Z/ME
Jul 17, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0STELLE CORPORATION 2955121451387Z/ME
Oct 2, 2023TNII · Walk-around1ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641541387Z/ME
Aug 7, 2023CTII · Walk-around1ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641451387Z/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC3942921Jun 7, 2025May 27, 20265IL
ZERO11 FREIGHT INC3602389Dec 22, 2025Dec 22, 20251IL
STELLE CORPORATION2955121Jul 17, 2024Jul 17, 20241IL
ACE TRANSPORTATION INC3396641Aug 7, 2023Oct 2, 20232IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
451387ZMESHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INCJun 7, 2025May 27, 20265
451387ZMEZERO11 FREIGHT INCDec 22, 2025Dec 22, 20251
451387ZMESTELLE CORPORATIONJul 17, 2024Jul 17, 20241
541387ZMEACE TRANSPORTATION INCOct 2, 2023Oct 2, 20231
451387ZMEACE TRANSPORTATION INCAug 7, 2023Aug 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026