Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5324NT218078 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 13
First seenNov 27, 2023
GA
Last seenJun 26, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
5V8VC5324NT218078
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2022
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
218078

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
2022

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 · Nov 27, 2023 – Jun 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 26, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0KEL TRANS INC 2633428242997H/ME
Jun 23, 2026MOII · Walk-around5KEL TRANS INC 2633428242997H/ME
Apr 23, 2026TXI · Full0KEL TRANS INC 2633428242997H/ME
Dec 14, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1KEL TRANS INC 263342824TLR2997H/ME
Dec 11, 2025CAI · Full2OOSKEL TRANS INC 2633428242997H/ME
Oct 28, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSKEL TRANS INC 2633428242997H/ME
Sep 30, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0KEL TRANS INC 2633428242997H/ME
Sep 3, 2025MOI · Full1KEL TRANS INC 2633428242997H/ME
Jun 25, 2025UTI · Full0KEL TRANS INC 263342824TR2997H/ME
Feb 17, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1KEL TRANS INC 2633428242997H/ME
Feb 3, 2024UTIII · Driver-only4MDW TRANSPORTATION INC 3593134242997H/ME
Jan 9, 2024OHII · Walk-around2OOSMDW TRANSPORTATION INC 3593134242997H/ME
Nov 27, 2023GAIII · Driver-only1MDW TRANSPORTATION INC 3593134242997H/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KEL TRANS INC2633428Feb 17, 2025Jun 26, 202610WI
MDW TRANSPORTATION INC3593134Nov 27, 2023Feb 3, 20243IL
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.
242997HME2KEL TRANS INCFeb 17, 2025Jun 26, 20268
24TLR2997HMEKEL TRANS INCDec 14, 2025Dec 14, 20251
24TR2997HMEKEL TRANS INCJun 25, 2025Jun 25, 20251
242997HMEMDW TRANSPORTATION INCNov 27, 2023Feb 3, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026