Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

5V8VC5328FM503698

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenAug 13, 2025
MI
Last seenMay 21, 2026
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
503698

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.

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 · Aug 13, 2025 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026MIII · Walk-around2NEW MALWA EXPRESS INC 2256052T7804X/ON
Aug 13, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1NEW MALWA EXPRESS INC 1430539T7804X/ON
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NEW MALWA EXPRESS INC2256052May 21, 2026May 21, 20261MI
NEW MALWA EXPRESS INC1430539Aug 13, 2025Aug 13, 20251ON
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.
T7804XONNEW MALWA EXPRESS INCMay 21, 2026May 21, 20261
T7804XONNEW MALWA EXPRESS INCAug 13, 2025Aug 13, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC