Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5327JM801593 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJan 23, 2024
OH
Last seenFeb 22, 2025
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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
5V8VA5327JM801593
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
Jul 2, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
801593

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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 23, 2024 – Feb 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 22, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0FOUR WAYS LOGISTICS II INC 2724854953953ST/IL
Sep 13, 2024NYII · Walk-around4MHT GROUP INC 2520708953953ST/IL
Sep 10, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0MHT GROUP INC 2520708953953ST/IL
Jan 30, 2024UTII · Walk-around2MHT GROUP INC 2520708953953ST/IL
Jan 23, 2024OHII · Walk-around3OOSMHT GROUP INC 2520708953953ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FOUR WAYS LOGISTICS II INC2724854Feb 22, 2025Feb 22, 20251IL
MHT GROUP INC2520708Jan 23, 2024Sep 13, 20244IL
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.
953953STILFOUR WAYS LOGISTICS II INCFeb 22, 2025Feb 22, 20251
953953STILMHT GROUP INCJan 23, 2024Sep 13, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026