Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5327GM603552 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenOct 3, 2023
IL
Last seenFeb 11, 2026
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
5V8VC5327GM603552
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
603552

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
2016

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 · Oct 3, 2023 – Feb 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 11, 2026OHII · Walk-around1ROAD RIPPERS LLC 3661166496254ST/IL
Oct 11, 2024WIIII · Driver-only0KINGDOM EXPRESS LLC 3504808496254ST/IL
May 20, 2024INII · Walk-around1BULOVA EXPRESS INC 2980387496254ST/IL
Mar 1, 2024MIII · Walk-around4OOSBULOVA EXPRESS INC 2980387496254ST/IL
Jan 29, 2024INII · Walk-around0BULOVA EXPRESS INC 2980387496254ST/IL
Oct 3, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0BULOVA EXPRESS INC 2980387496254ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROAD RIPPERS LLC3661166Feb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261IL
KINGDOM EXPRESS LLC3504808Oct 11, 2024Oct 11, 20241IL
BULOVA EXPRESS INC2980387Oct 3, 2023May 20, 20244IL
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.
496254STILROAD RIPPERS LLCFeb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261
496254STILKINGDOM EXPRESS LLCOct 11, 2024Oct 11, 20241
496254STILBULOVA EXPRESS INCOct 3, 2023May 20, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026