Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5329JM800505 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 16
First seenFeb 15, 2024
CA
Last seenJan 8, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5V8VC5329JM800505
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
800505

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
2018

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 · Feb 15, 2024 – Jan 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 8, 2026CAI · Full0RANGE X TRANS LLC 361960488373AK/WA
Jan 6, 2026CAII · Walk-around2OOSRANGE X TRANS LLC 361960488373AK/WA
Dec 28, 2025CAII · Walk-around0RANGE X TRANS LLC 361960488373AK/WA
Dec 8, 2025WAII · Walk-around4RANGE X TRANS LLC 361960488373AK/WA
Aug 25, 2025CAII · Walk-around4OOSBRIGHT TRANS LLC 382512488373AK/WA
Aug 20, 2025WAIII · Driver-only4OOSRANGE X TRANS LLC 361960488373AK/WA
Jan 8, 2025CAI · Full2OOSRANGE X TRANS LLC 361960484706AG/WA
Dec 12, 2024CAII · Walk-around0RANGE X TRANS LLC 361960484706AG/WA
Nov 13, 2024WAIII · Driver-only3RANGE X TRANS LLC 361960484706AG/WA
Sep 20, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0BRIGHT TRANS LLC 382512484706AG/WA
Aug 15, 2024CAII · Walk-around2RANGE X TRANS LLC 361960484706AG/WA
Aug 4, 2024CAI · Full0RANGE X TRANS LLC 361960484706AG/WA
Jul 12, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2RANGE X TRANS LLC 361960484706AG/WA
Jun 28, 2024ORII · Walk-around2RANGE X TRANS LLC 361960484706AG/WA
Apr 30, 2024CAI · Full2INSPIRE TRANS LLC 412694384706AG/WA
Feb 15, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0RANGE X TRANS LLC 361960484706AG/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RANGE X TRANS LLC3619604Feb 15, 2024Jan 8, 202613WA
BRIGHT TRANS LLC3825124Sep 20, 2024Aug 25, 20252WA
INSPIRE TRANS LLC4126943Apr 30, 2024Apr 30, 20241WA
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.
88373AKWARANGE X TRANS LLCAug 20, 2025Jan 8, 20265
88373AKWABRIGHT TRANS LLCAug 25, 2025Aug 25, 20251
84706AGWARANGE X TRANS LLCFeb 15, 2024Jan 8, 20258
84706AGWABRIGHT TRANS LLCSep 20, 2024Sep 20, 20241
84706AGWAINSPIRE TRANS LLCApr 30, 2024Apr 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026