Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5328NT212882 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
38 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJun 19, 2023
SC
Last seenAug 17, 2026
SD
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 38 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
5V8VC5328NT212882
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2022
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
212882

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
2022

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 · Jun 19, 2023 – Aug 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 17, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921451365Z/ME
Sep 25, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0ZERO11 FREIGHT INC 3602389451365Z/ME
Jul 3, 2025INII · Walk-around1OOSSHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921451365Z/ME
Jun 25, 2025NJIII · Driver-only0SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921451365Z/ME
Jun 24, 2025VAIII · Driver-only1SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921451365Z/ME
Dec 12, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0STELLE CORPORATION 2955121451365Z/UK
Oct 3, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0STELLE CORPORATION 29551214513652/ME
Feb 4, 2024MTII · Walk-around1ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641451365Z/ME
Jun 19, 2023SCIII · Driver-only1ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641451365Z/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC3942921Jun 24, 2025Aug 17, 20264IL
ZERO11 FREIGHT INC3602389Sep 25, 2025Sep 25, 20251IL
STELLE CORPORATION2955121Oct 3, 2024Dec 12, 20242IL
ACE TRANSPORTATION INC3396641Jun 19, 2023Feb 4, 20242IL
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.
451365ZME2SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INCJun 24, 2025Aug 17, 20264
451365ZMEZERO11 FREIGHT INCSep 25, 2025Sep 25, 20251
451365ZUKSTELLE CORPORATIONDec 12, 2024Dec 12, 20241
4513652MESTELLE CORPORATIONOct 3, 2024Oct 3, 20241
451365ZMEACE TRANSPORTATION INCJun 19, 2023Feb 4, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026