Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Kaufman trailers of nc

5VGFW5021LL005574 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 14
First seen07/01/2023
MT
Last seen02/05/2026
MO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
5VGFW5021LL005574
Make
Kaufman trailers of nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2020
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/30/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 07/01/2023 – 02/05/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
02/05/2026MOI · Full9—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988111006897ST/IL
01/29/2026MIIII · Driver-only1—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988111006897ST/IL
12/22/2025ILIII · Driver-only0—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988111006897ST/IL
09/15/2025MOII · Walk-around7—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988111006897ST/IL
08/25/2025ILII · Walk-around0—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988111006897ST/IL
07/17/2025COI · Full1—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988111006897ST/IL
05/28/2025COIII · Driver-only0—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988111006897/CO
05/07/2025OKI · Full0—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988111006897ST/IL
04/16/2025LAIII · Driver-only2—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988111006897ST/IL
03/28/2025TNI · Full0—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988111006897ST/UK
03/25/2025TNI · Full0—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988111006897ST/IL
10/21/2024MOI · Full2—VG AUTO INC 2486593134778TE/IL
09/24/2024AZII · Walk-around7—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811134778TE/IL
07/01/2023MTI · Full3OOSSENANIK OHIO INC 3984597BM71UM/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC249881109/24/202402/05/202612IL
VG AUTO INC248659310/21/202410/21/20241IL
SENANIK OHIO INC398459707/01/202307/01/20231OH
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.
1006897STIL—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC03/25/2025 → 02/05/20269
1006897CO—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC05/28/2025 → 05/28/20251
1006897STUK—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC03/28/2025 → 03/28/20251
134778TEIL—VG AUTO INC10/21/2024 → 10/21/20241
134778TEIL—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC09/24/2024 → 09/24/20241
BM71UMFL—SENANIK OHIO INC07/01/2023 → 07/01/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/30/2026