Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5324FM505481 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 3, 2023
SD
Last seenApr 21, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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
5V8VC5324FM505481
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2015
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
VC532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
505481

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
2015

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 · Aug 3, 2023 – Apr 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 21, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0JDS EXPRESS LLC 43236355416973/ME
Jan 9, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0JDS EXPRESS LLC 43236355416973/ME
Oct 14, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0524 LOGISTICS LLC 38331105416973/ME
Aug 7, 2023LAIII · Driver-only3CLT EXPRESS LLC 2449060247608D/ME
Aug 3, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0CLT EXPRESS LLC 2449060247608D/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JDS EXPRESS LLC4323635Jan 9, 2026Apr 21, 20262NC
524 LOGISTICS LLC3833110Oct 14, 2024Oct 14, 20241NC
CLT EXPRESS LLC2449060Aug 3, 2023Aug 7, 20232NC
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.
5416973MEJDS EXPRESS LLCJan 9, 2026Apr 21, 20262
5416973ME524 LOGISTICS LLCOct 14, 2024Oct 14, 20241
247608DMECLT EXPRESS LLCAug 3, 2023Aug 7, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026