Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5326RM415964 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
35 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenOct 19, 2023
NY
Last seenSep 24, 2026
OR
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 35 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
5V8VC5326RM415964
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Oct 11, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
415964

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
2024

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 · Oct 19, 2023 – Sep 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 24, 2026ORIII · Driver-only1—SOFIA LOGISTICS LLC 3833757518-2985/ME
Sep 22, 2026CAIII · Driver-only5—SOFIA LOGISTICS LLC 38337575182985/ME
Aug 10, 2026UTIII · Driver-only0—BIG LIFE LOGISTICS LLC 42496665182985/ME
Jan 4, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0—BIG LIFE LOGISTICS LLC 42496665182985/ME
Dec 6, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0—BIG LIFE LOGISTICS LLC 42496665182985/ME
Dec 2, 2025WYIII · Driver-only2—BIG LIFE LOGISTICS LLC 42496665182985/ME
Oct 28, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0—SOFIA LOGISTICS LLC 38337575182985/ME
May 27, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0—PRIME WAY LLC 40772955182985/ME
Mar 14, 2024MOII · Walk-around2OOSPRIME WAY LLC 40772955182985/ME
Oct 19, 2023NYII · Walk-around4OOSAMERICAN FREIGHT EXPRESS INC 30159145182985/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOFIA LOGISTICS LLC3833757Oct 28, 2025Sep 24, 20263OH
BIG LIFE LOGISTICS LLC4249666Dec 2, 2025Aug 10, 20264IL
PRIME WAY LLC4077295Mar 14, 2024May 27, 20252OH
AMERICAN FREIGHT EXPRESS INC3015914Oct 19, 2023Oct 19, 20231OH
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.
518-2985ME2SOFIA LOGISTICS LLCSep 24, 2026 → Sep 24, 20261
5182985ME2SOFIA LOGISTICS LLCOct 28, 2025 → Sep 22, 20262
5182985ME2BIG LIFE LOGISTICS LLCDec 2, 2025 → Aug 10, 20264
5182985ME—PRIME WAY LLCMar 14, 2024 → May 27, 20252
5182985ME—AMERICAN FREIGHT EXPRESS INCOct 19, 2023 → Oct 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 11, 2026