Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5325LM002831 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenJul 22, 2023
NM
Last seenAug 14, 2026
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
5V8VC5325LM002831
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
002831

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
2020

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 22, 2023 – Aug 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 14, 2026OHIII · Driver-only1EXPRESS TRANSFER GROUP INC 4305794993314ST/IL
Aug 5, 2026SDII · Walk-around2EXPRESS TRANSFER GROUP INC 43057949933143ST/IL
Sep 30, 2025MDI · Full2EXPRESS TRANSFER GROUP INC 4305794993314ST/IL
Mar 11, 2025MDII · Walk-around1OOSEXPRESS TRANSFER GROUP INC 4305794993314ST/IL
Jun 20, 2024TNI · Full1OOSPUMA LOGISTICS INC 1664970715221ST/IL
Mar 28, 2024NEI · Full0PUMA LOGISTICS INC 1664970715221ST/IL
Jan 29, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0PUMA LOGISTICS INC 1664970715221ST/IL
Oct 16, 2023ILII · Walk-around0PUMA LOGISTICS INC 1664970715221ST/IL
Jul 22, 2023NMI · Full0PUMA LOGISTICS INC 1664970715221ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EXPRESS TRANSFER GROUP INC4305794Mar 11, 2025Aug 14, 20264IL
PUMA LOGISTICS INC1664970Jul 22, 2023Jun 20, 20245IL
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.
993314STIL2EXPRESS TRANSFER GROUP INCMar 11, 2025Aug 14, 20263
9933143STIL2EXPRESS TRANSFER GROUP INCAug 5, 2026Aug 5, 20261
715221STILPUMA LOGISTICS INCJul 22, 2023Jun 20, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026