Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5320PM305456 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenOct 14, 2023
AR
Last seenApr 17, 2025
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
5V8VC5320PM305456
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
305456

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
2023

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 · Oct 14, 2023 – Apr 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 17, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0FORCE TRANSPORTATION INC 3176162968172ST/IL
Apr 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around0FORCE TRANSPORTATION INC 3176162968172/IL
Nov 26, 2024KYI · Full4OOSFORCE TRANSPORTATION INC 3176162968172ST/IL
May 29, 2024NMII · Walk-around1FORCE TRANSPORTATION INC 3176162968172ST/IL
May 12, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0FORCE TRANSPORTATION INC 3176162884547ST/IL
May 7, 2024NYIII · Driver-only5FORCE TRANSPORTATION INC 3176162907AB051/IL
Oct 14, 2023ARI · Full1NICE COUNTRY TRANS INC 3240976884547ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FORCE TRANSPORTATION INC3176162May 7, 2024Apr 17, 20256IA
NICE COUNTRY TRANS INC3240976Oct 14, 2023Oct 14, 20231IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
968172STILFORCE TRANSPORTATION INCMay 29, 2024Apr 17, 20253
968172ILFORCE TRANSPORTATION INCApr 12, 2025Apr 12, 20251
884547STILFORCE TRANSPORTATION INCMay 12, 2024May 12, 20241
907AB051ILFORCE TRANSPORTATION INCMay 7, 2024May 7, 20241
884547STILNICE COUNTRY TRANS INCOct 14, 2023Oct 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026