Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5326MM101262 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenAug 29, 2023
PA
Last seenNov 13, 2025
MD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
5V8VA5326MM101262
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
101262

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
2021

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 29, 2023 – Nov 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 13, 2025MDIII · Driver-only1KATO FREIGHTLINES LLC 41342944TM9183/CA
Nov 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around2KATO FREIGHTLINES LLC 41342944TM9183/CA
Apr 6, 2025AZII · Walk-around1KAL FREIGHT INC 25116204TM9183/CA
Aug 29, 2023PAIII · Driver-only3OOSSPG TRANSPORTATION INC 28811434TM9183/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KATO FREIGHTLINES LLC4134294Nov 10, 2025Nov 13, 20252CA
KAL FREIGHT INC2511620Apr 6, 2025Apr 6, 20251TX
SPG TRANSPORTATION INC2881143Aug 29, 2023Aug 29, 20231TX
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.
4TM9183CAKATO FREIGHTLINES LLCNov 10, 2025Nov 13, 20252
4TM9183CAKAL FREIGHT INCApr 6, 2025Apr 6, 20251
4TM9183CASPG TRANSPORTATION INCAug 29, 2023Aug 29, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026