Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5326PT304026 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
37 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenJun 26, 2023
TN
Last seenJul 27, 2026
DE
Inspected under 5 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
5V8VC5326PT304026
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2023
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
304026

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
2023

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 26, 2023 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026DEII · Walk-around3OOSMINNESOTA TRANSPORT LLC 21236665566781/ME
Apr 22, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2NTXTC LLC 41903895566781/ME
Jan 23, 2026MOI · Full8OOSROBERT L GAST INC 7069815566781/ME
Jan 21, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0ROBERT L GAST INC 7069815566781/ME
Jan 21, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0ROBERT L GAST INC 7069815566781/ME
Nov 25, 2025IAII · Walk-around4OOSTWIN CARRIER LLC 35187355566781/ME
Nov 17, 2025NMII · Walk-around1OOSTWIN CARRIER LLC 3518735578AC929/IL
Oct 20, 2025NMII · Walk-around1TWIN CARRIER LLC 3518735TEMP/IL
Jun 29, 2025NMII · Walk-around0TWIN CARRIER LLC 3518735578AC929/TA
Jun 26, 2023TNIII · Driver-only0AIM LEASING COMPANY 3322955232769/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MINNESOTA TRANSPORT LLC2123666Jul 27, 2026Jul 27, 20261FL
NTXTC LLC4190389Apr 22, 2026Apr 22, 20261TX
ROBERT L GAST INC706981Jan 21, 2026Jan 23, 20263NC
TWIN CARRIER LLC3518735Jun 29, 2025Nov 25, 20254OH
AIM LEASING COMPANY332295Jun 26, 2023Jun 26, 20231OH
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.
5566781ME2MINNESOTA TRANSPORT LLCJul 27, 2026Jul 27, 20261
5566781MENTXTC LLCApr 22, 2026Apr 22, 20261
5566781ME2ROBERT L GAST INCJan 21, 2026Jan 23, 20263
5566781METWIN CARRIER LLCNov 25, 2025Nov 25, 20251
578AC929ILTWIN CARRIER LLCNov 17, 2025Nov 17, 20251
TEMPILTWIN CARRIER LLCOct 20, 2025Oct 20, 20251
578AC929TATWIN CARRIER LLCJun 29, 2025Jun 29, 20251
5232769MEAIM LEASING COMPANYJun 26, 2023Jun 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026