Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5325HM708320 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
15 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenDec 10, 2024
IN
Last seenMar 5, 2026
SD
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 15 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
5V8VC5325HM708320
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 2, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
708320

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
2017

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 · Dec 10, 2024 – Mar 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 5, 2026SDIII · Driver-only1ROGUE CARRIER INC 31978355042623/ME
Feb 24, 2026MTII · Walk-around0ROGUE CARRIER INC 31978355042623/ME
Apr 27, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1MARTIAN EXPRESS COMPANY 29713342283444/ME
Feb 24, 2025MTII · Walk-around2OOSTEAM LINE LLC 29538155042623/ME
Dec 10, 2024INIII · Driver-only2RAKMARK INC 30422282283444/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROGUE CARRIER INC3197835Feb 24, 2026Mar 5, 20262IL
MARTIAN EXPRESS COMPANY2971334Apr 27, 2025Apr 27, 20251IL
TEAM LINE LLC2953815Feb 24, 2025Feb 24, 20251NY
RAKMARK INC3042228Dec 10, 2024Dec 10, 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.
5042623MEROGUE CARRIER INCFeb 24, 2026Mar 5, 20262
2283444MEMARTIAN EXPRESS COMPANYApr 27, 2025Apr 27, 20251
5042623METEAM LINE LLCFeb 24, 2025Feb 24, 20251
2283444MERAKMARK INCDec 10, 2024Dec 10, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026