Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5324FM500510 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
34 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenNov 29, 2023
TN
Last seenSep 4, 2026
KY
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 34 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
5V8VC5324FM500510
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
500510

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
2015

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 · Nov 29, 2023 – Sep 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 4, 2026KYIII · Driver-only2TRAR TRANSPORT INC 4477535PD25956/IN
May 25, 2026SCIII · Driver-only1SEVEN STARS TRUCKING 4405045PD25956/IN
Feb 3, 2026TXI · Full9OOSEZ HAULERS LLC 4215612PD25956/IN
Nov 29, 2023TNI · Full3OOSSMART RELIABLE MANAGEMENT KONSULTANTS LLC 3272171PD25956/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRAR TRANSPORT INC4477535Sep 4, 2026Sep 4, 20261IN
SEVEN STARS TRUCKING4405045May 25, 2026May 25, 20261OH
EZ HAULERS LLC4215612Feb 3, 2026Feb 3, 20261IN
SMART RELIABLE MANAGEMENT KONSULTANTS LLC3272171Nov 29, 2023Nov 29, 20231IN
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.
PD25956IN2TRAR TRANSPORT INCSep 4, 2026Sep 4, 20261
PD25956INSEVEN STARS TRUCKINGMay 25, 2026May 25, 20261
PD25956INEZ HAULERS LLCFeb 3, 2026Feb 3, 20261
PD25956INSMART RELIABLE MANAGEMENT KONSULTANTS LLCNov 29, 2023Nov 29, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026