Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5321JT801539 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenAug 29, 2023
AL
Last seenFeb 17, 2026
GA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5V8VC5321JT801539
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
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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
801539

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
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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 29, 2023 – Feb 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 17, 2026GAII · Walk-around19OOSMERIDA TRANSPORT LLC 2425119A138124/AL
Dec 1, 2025LAII · Walk-around5OOSMERIDA TRANSPORT LLC 2425119A138124/AL
Jun 5, 2025GAIII · Driver-only5MERIDA TRANSPORT LLC 2425119A138124/AL
Jul 3, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1MERIDA TRANSPORT LLC 2425119A138124/AL
Jun 19, 2024TNI · Full4OOSMERIDA TRANSPORT LLC 2425119A138124/UK
Jun 2, 2024KYI · Full4OOSMERIDA TRANSPORT LLC 2425119A138124/AL
Aug 29, 2023ALIII · Driver-only0MERIDA TRANSPORT LLC 2425119A138124/AL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERIDA TRANSPORT LLC2425119Aug 29, 2023Feb 17, 20267AL
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.
A138124ALMERIDA TRANSPORT LLCAug 29, 2023Feb 17, 20266
A138124UKMERIDA TRANSPORT LLCJun 19, 2024Jun 19, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026