Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VA5329LM016656 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenMar 6, 2024
OH
Last seenAug 11, 2026
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
5V8VA5329LM016656
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 14, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
016656

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
2020

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 · Mar 6, 2024 – Aug 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 11, 2026OHII · Walk-around2OOSBEN CARGO LLC 4334785PT462Z0/PA
Jul 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around3BEN CARGO LLC 4334785PT462Z0/PA
Apr 10, 2026OHIII · Driver-only1BEN CARGO LLC 4334785257888C/ME
Oct 3, 2025KYI · Full4A BROS FREIGHT INC 3601091257888C/ME
Apr 17, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1JSD TRANS INCORPORATED 3031950257888C/ME
Mar 6, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0JSD TRANS INCORPORATED 3031950257888C/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BEN CARGO LLC4334785Apr 10, 2026Aug 11, 20263PA
A BROS FREIGHT INC3601091Oct 3, 2025Oct 3, 20251PA
JSD TRANS INCORPORATED3031950Mar 6, 2024Apr 17, 20242PA
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.
PT462Z0PA2BEN CARGO LLCJul 7, 2026Aug 11, 20262
257888CMEBEN CARGO LLCApr 10, 2026Apr 10, 20261
257888CMEA BROS FREIGHT INCOct 3, 2025Oct 3, 20251
257888CMEJSD TRANS INCORPORATEDMar 6, 2024Apr 17, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026