Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5324EM408828 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 25, 2023
MD
Last seenJul 11, 2025
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
5V8VC5324EM408828
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2014
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
VC532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
408828

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
2014

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 25, 2023 – Jul 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 11, 2025CAII · Walk-around1ATLANTIC CARGO CO 3067898028087T/TN
Jul 11, 2025CAII · Walk-around1ATLANTIC CARGO CO 3067898028087T/TN
May 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around2ZAKWAN INC 3713382028087T/TN
Jul 25, 2023MDI · Full0SUMMITT TRUCKING LLC 912424028087T/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ATLANTIC CARGO CO3067898Jul 11, 2025Jul 11, 20252OH
ZAKWAN INC3713382May 9, 2025May 9, 20251IL
SUMMITT TRUCKING LLC912424Jul 25, 2023Jul 25, 20231IN
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.
028087TTN2ATLANTIC CARGO COJul 11, 2025Jul 11, 20252
028087TTNZAKWAN INCMay 9, 2025May 9, 20251
028087TTNSUMMITT TRUCKING LLCJul 25, 2023Jul 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026