Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFE4431GL000476 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenNov 8, 2023
GA
Last seenJul 7, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5VGFE4431GL000476
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2016
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 8, 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
5VG

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FE443

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
000476

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 8, 2023 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026LAII · Walk-around4OOSIRON HORSE ELITE LLC 3460682VIN0476/NC
Jul 2, 2024SCI · Full1LIFE CHANGING TRANSPORT LLC 3499114CP18845/NC
Jun 19, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0LIFE CHANGING TRANSPORT LLC 3499114CP18845/NC
Mar 15, 2024NCI · Full0LIFE CHANGING TRANSPORT LLC 3499114CP18845/NC
Mar 5, 2024NCI · Full0LIFE CHANGING TRANSPORT LLC 3499114CP18845/NC
Jan 31, 2024SCI · Full2LIFE CHANGING TRANSPORT LLC 3499114CP18845/NC
Nov 8, 2023GAI · Full0LIFE CHANGING TRANSPORT LLC 3499114CP18845/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
IRON HORSE ELITE LLC3460682Jul 7, 2026Jul 7, 20261NC
LIFE CHANGING TRANSPORT LLC3499114Nov 8, 2023Jul 2, 20246NC
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.
VIN0476NC2IRON HORSE ELITE LLCJul 7, 2026Jul 7, 20261
CP18845NCLIFE CHANGING TRANSPORT LLCNov 8, 2023Jul 2, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026