Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5020ML008323 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
14 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenDec 17, 2024
IA
Last seenFeb 16, 2026
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 14 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
5VGFW5020ML008323
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 18, 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
FW502

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
008323

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
2021

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 · Dec 17, 2024 – Feb 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 16, 2026TNI · Full1PEPPER AND PEPPERS INC 43954035463532/ME
Jan 7, 2026KSII · Walk-around4OOSRICHROAD LLC 44110945463532/ME
Dec 20, 2025MOII · Walk-around26OOSPEPPER AND PEPPERS INC 43954035463532/IL
Dec 17, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1GFT EXPRESS LLC 42255625463532/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PEPPER AND PEPPERS INC4395403Dec 20, 2025Feb 16, 20262AZ
RICHROAD LLC4411094Jan 7, 2026Jan 7, 20261MO
GFT EXPRESS LLC4225562Dec 17, 2024Dec 17, 20241IN
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.
5463532MEPEPPER AND PEPPERS INCFeb 16, 2026Feb 16, 20261
5463532MERICHROAD LLCJan 7, 2026Jan 7, 20261
5463532ILPEPPER AND PEPPERS INCDec 20, 2025Dec 20, 20251
5463532MEGFT EXPRESS LLCDec 17, 2024Dec 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026