Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFL3521HL001246 · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections22
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 22
First seenJun 23, 2023
NY
Last seenApr 20, 2026
NY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5VGFL3521HL001246
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2017
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 13, 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
FL352

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
001246

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
2017

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 · Jun 23, 2023 – Apr 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 20, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0SHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 514146BN15608/NY
Mar 5, 2026NYIII · Driver-only1SHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 514146BN15608/NY
Nov 26, 2025NYI · Full0SHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 514146BN15608/NY
Oct 8, 2025NYI · Full0SHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 514146BN15608/NY
Sep 10, 2025NYII · Walk-around0SHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 514146BN15608/NY
Jul 28, 2025USII · Walk-around1OOSSHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 514146BN15608/NY
Jun 4, 2025NYI · Full0SHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 514146BN15608/NY
Apr 23, 2025NYI · Full0SHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 514146BN15608/NY
Apr 3, 2025NYII · Walk-around0SHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 514146BN15608/NY
Mar 18, 2025NYII · Walk-around3SHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 514146BN15608/NY
Jan 6, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0SHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 514146BN15608/NY
Jul 22, 2024NYI · Full1SHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 514146BN15608/NY
May 22, 2024NYII · Walk-around0SHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 514146BN15608/NY
May 21, 2024NYII · Walk-around3SHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 514146BN15608/NY
May 9, 2024NYI · Full1OOSSHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 514146BN15608/NY
Feb 29, 2024NYII · Walk-around1SHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 514146BN15608/NY
Jan 10, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0SHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 514146BN15608/NY
Oct 17, 2023NYI · Full0SHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 514146BN15608/NY
Sep 18, 2023NYIII · Driver-only1SHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 514146CD10524/NY
Sep 5, 2023NYI · Full0SHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 514146BN15608/NY
Aug 11, 2023NYI · Full0SHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 514146BN15608/NY
Jun 23, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0SHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 514146BN15608/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC514146Jun 23, 2023Apr 20, 202622NY
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.
BN15608NYSHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJun 23, 2023Apr 20, 202621
CD10524NYSHANK BROS AUTO TRANSPORT LLCSep 18, 2023Sep 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 13, 2026