Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5328GM603947 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenApr 12, 2024
MI
Last seenApr 10, 2026
VA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
5V8VC5328GM603947
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2016
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
603947

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
2016

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 · Apr 12, 2024 – Apr 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 10, 2026VAI · Full5OOSPRIME ROUTE TRANSPORT LLC 4500200887058ST/IL
Feb 5, 2026IDI · Full5OOSPRIME ROUTE TRANSPORT LLC 4500200887058ST/IL
Sep 29, 2025ARII · Walk-around3OOSTWIN CARRIER LLC 3518735887058ST/IL
Jul 24, 2025TNI · Full5OOSTWIN CARRIER LLC 3518735887085ST/IL
Jul 20, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0TWIN CARRIER LLC 3518735887058ST/IL
Jul 14, 2025UTI · Full3TWIN CARRIER LLC 3518735P1293012/TN
Apr 12, 2024MIIII · Driver-only2MURRY TRANS INC 3575669887058ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PRIME ROUTE TRANSPORT LLC4500200Feb 5, 2026Apr 10, 20262NC
TWIN CARRIER LLC3518735Jul 14, 2025Sep 29, 20254OH
MURRY TRANS INC3575669Apr 12, 2024Apr 12, 20241MI
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.
887058STILPRIME ROUTE TRANSPORT LLCFeb 5, 2026Apr 10, 20262
887058STILTWIN CARRIER LLCJul 20, 2025Sep 29, 20252
887085STILTWIN CARRIER LLCJul 24, 2025Jul 24, 20251
P1293012TNTWIN CARRIER LLCJul 14, 2025Jul 14, 20251
887058STILMURRY TRANS INCApr 12, 2024Apr 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026