Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5320KT902458 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
38 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJun 27, 2023
KY
Last seenAug 18, 2026
IL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 38 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
5V8VC5320KT902458
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
902458

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
2019

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 · Jun 27, 2023 – Aug 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 18, 2026ILII · Walk-around0J&N TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS LLC 255037678179T/KY
May 20, 2025MSIII · Driver-only1CENTRAL EXPEDITE LLC 225699778179T/KY
Mar 28, 2024GAIII · Driver-only2EST FREIGHT CO 416929278179T/KY
Jun 27, 2023KYII · Walk-around3SEMLINE LLC 312661778179T/KY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J&N TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS LLC2550376Aug 18, 2026Aug 18, 20261TN
CENTRAL EXPEDITE LLC2256997May 20, 2025May 20, 20251KY
EST FREIGHT CO4169292Mar 28, 2024Mar 28, 20241TN
SEMLINE LLC3126617Jun 27, 2023Jun 27, 20231KY
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.
78179TKY2J&N TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS LLCAug 18, 2026Aug 18, 20261
78179TKYCENTRAL EXPEDITE LLCMay 20, 2025May 20, 20251
78179TKYEST FREIGHT COMar 28, 2024Mar 28, 20241
78179TKYSEMLINE LLCJun 27, 2023Jun 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026