After attempting to manually start vnstatd, you can check its status using the following command:
service vnstatd status
You should ensure that the configuration file for vnstatd is correctly set up. You can find the configuration file at /usr/local/etc/rc.d/vnstatd. See if any parameters or settings that might have changed in the new version. If your system uses systemd, there might be conflicts between the init system and systemd. Ensure that vnstatd is configured to work correctly with your init system. Even though you haven't found anything in the General logs, it's worth checking other logs such as /var/log/messages for any potential vnstatd-related issues.