Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5326DM306161 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenAug 11, 2023
NM
Last seenOct 23, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
5V8VA5326DM306161
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2013
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
VA532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
306161

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 · 2,601 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

Prefix basis · 2,601 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
2013

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 · Aug 11, 2023 – Oct 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around4F S C TRANS 2905768TT1902/ID
Oct 16, 2025NMII · Walk-around1F S C TRANS 2905768TT1902/ID
Sep 28, 2025NMII · Walk-around0F S C TRANS 2905768TT1902/ID
May 6, 2025CAI · Full2OOSF S C TRANS 2905768TT1902/ID
Apr 2, 2025NMI · Full1F S C TRANS 2905768TT1902/ID
Jan 14, 2025AZIII · Driver-only4F S C TRANS 2905768TT1920/ID
Jul 20, 2024NMII · Walk-around1F S C TRANS 2905768TT1902/ID
Feb 14, 2024ARII · Walk-around1SAL LOGISTICS INC 3426291TT1902/ID
Aug 11, 2023NMII · Walk-around4F S C TRANS 2905768TT1902/ID
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
F S C TRANS2905768Aug 11, 2023Oct 23, 20258CA
SAL LOGISTICS INC3426291Feb 14, 2024Feb 14, 20241CA
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.
TT1902IDF S C TRANSAug 11, 2023Oct 23, 20257
TT1920IDF S C TRANSJan 14, 2025Jan 14, 20251
TT1902IDSAL LOGISTICS INCFeb 14, 2024Feb 14, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026